"Nip" meaning in English

See Nip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nɪp/ Audio: En-au-Nip.ogg [Australia]
enPR: nĭp Rhymes: -ɪp Etymology: From Nippon (Japanese 日本). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Nippon}} Nippon, {{m|ja|日本}} 日本 Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Nip (not comparable)
  1. (dated, slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Japanese. Tags: dated, ethnic, not-comparable, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-Nip-en-adj-sNg56N6~ Categories (other): English ethnic slurs

Noun

IPA: /nɪp/ Audio: En-au-Nip.ogg [Australia] Forms: Nips [plural]
enPR: nĭp Rhymes: -ɪp Etymology: From Nippon (Japanese 日本). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Nippon}} Nippon, {{m|ja|日本}} 日本 Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nip (plural Nips)
  1. (dated, slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Japanese person. Tags: dated, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Synonyms: Jap
    Sense id: en-Nip-en-noun-IAMiVzo0 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Inflected forms

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