"nickable" meaning in English

See nickable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-nickable.ogg [Australia] Forms: more nickable [comparative], most nickable [superlative]
Etymology: nick + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nick|able}} nick + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} nickable (comparative more nickable, superlative most nickable)
  1. Capable of being nicked (given a small cut or clip).
    Sense id: en-nickable-en-adj-WvIzB~yq
  2. (UK, slang) Liable to be stolen. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-nickable-en-adj--RleEB1x Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 33 67

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