"in the nip" meaning in English

See in the nip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ɪn ðə ˈnɪp/ [Ireland, UK] Audio: en-au-in the nip.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the nip, {{en-PP}} in the nip
  1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic, informal) Nude. Tags: Ireland, UK, idiomatic, informal Synonyms: in the nick

Download JSON data for in the nip meaning in English (1.6kB)

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