"nip in the butt" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: nips in the butt [present, singular, third-person], nipping in the butt [participle, present], nipped in the butt [participle, past], nipped in the butt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} nip in the butt (third-person singular simple present nips in the butt, present participle nipping in the butt, simple past and past participle nipped in the butt)
  1. Eggcorn of nip in the bud.
    Sense id: en-nip_in_the_butt-en-verb-DlJeUrQT Categories (other): English eggcorns, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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