nickable

adj
/ˈnɪkəbəl/

Etymology

From nick + -able.

  1. inherited from nik
  2. suffixed as nickable — “nick + able

Definitions

  1. Capable of being nicked (given a small cut or clip).

    • He drove right at, and through, the platform. It began to move, but I'd have nicked it myself, had it been nickable.
    • Armpits are soft and tender and highly nickable. And sure, guys have a lot of face to shave, but that acreage doesn't compare to shaving two whole legs.
  2. Liable to be stolen.

    • Meanwhile, the trade will have to make them [laptops] much, much cheaper, without compromising the screen: even at £500 a time they would be too nickable to walk home from school with.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA