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nippy

[nip-ee] / ˈnɪp i /


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But the man we witness in Nippy isn't entirely Jimmy, or "Slippin' Jimmy," or Saul, or Gene.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2022

“This wasn’t someone who was pushed into show business. Nippy was someone who really chose it. She was very clear-headed about it, and I was very solid. I was made for that role.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2019

How did someone whose nickname was Nippy, go so suddenly from angel to ghost?

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2018

There was an attempt to revive Nippy Hug Day in Sileby during the 1970s, but it didn't last.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2016

Curly and Nippy done the same as Ashes.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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