NIPPY


Meaning of NIPPY in English

/ ˈnɪpi; NAmE / adjective

1.

( BrE ) able to move quickly and easily :

a nippy little sports car

2.

( informal ) ( of the weather ) cold

••

WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the sense inclined to nip ): from the verb nip + -y .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.