" nipper "

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1: A young child, especially male. Used colloquially in southern England, especially the Isle of Wight. See the computer game Jack the Nipper.

  * e.g.,  ... Madam, if you can't control your nipper I shall have to call security. 

 [ "nipper" ]

1: A Newfoundland term to describe a mosquito. The term originates from the bites these blood sucking bugs inflict.

  * e.g.,  ... "The air was black and filled with swarming nippers." 

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1: a demoralizing racial slur used to put down people of Japanese background. equal to calling an asian person a chink or a black person a nigger.

  * e.g.,  ... Look at that damn nipper. 

 [ "nipper" ]

1: (n) a mosquito. Newfoundland slang.

  * e.g.,  ... There were so many nippers around the lake that I had to wear mosquito netting. 

 [ "nipper" ]

1: nipper is an isle of wight word,

  * e.g.,  ... "hey are you fred's nipper?" 

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2: meaning somebodys son

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1: word to describe a friend with small stature. Usually below 5' It is not used to be racist it defines a small one, comparing it to a small english lad. it is also good because not alot of people know its true meaning which makes it more effective than midget or shrimp. can also be shortened to nip.

  * e.g.,  ... if someone small is bothering you: "shutup nipper" or "go to hell nip" 

 [ "nipper" ]

1: a racial name for japanese folk.

  * e.g.,  ... the cabin boy was flipper, 

 [ "nipper" ]

1: Shitty weed common throughout the U.S. that's inferior to the Canadian stuff.

  * e.g.,  ... who wants to smoke this garbage nipper weed? 

 [ "nipper" ]

1: dundee term for last puffs of a ciggy

  * e.g.,  ... gonna lave is yer nipper, also used to descibe a short person or to describe an irratable person, i:e yer dain ma skull in ya heid nipper. 

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1: a nipper also means a very cold day.

  * e.g.,  ... It sure is a nipper out there today. Put on some more clothes before you go out.