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nimps

adj

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Probably from the plural of nimp (“a small piece, fragment, bit”), perhaps in a phrase those are nimps "those are small bits", hence "that's easy". If so then cognate with Scots nimp (“a very small piece”); both from or akin to Middle English nimpen (“to chew, gnaw, take a bite, nibble”), likely a blend of nim + nip. Compare also related English nimble (“agile, quick”).

  1. derived from nimpen — “to chew, gnaw, take a bite, nibble”

Definitions

  1. Easy.

  2. plural of nimp

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nimps. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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