nifty
Meanings
adj
- Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
- Stylish.
noun
- A possibly risqué comic story or anecdote.
- A trick.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From *nift + -y. First element is of unknown origin. Possibly theatrical slang, as a shortened, altered form of Magnificat. Alternatively, perhaps a special use of US regional niffed (“put off, peeved”).
Derived words
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