Meaning & use
Nips
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Small, quick pinches or bites, or small measures of liquor drunk in single swallows.
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The puppy gave playful nips at my fingers during the game.
He kept a flask of nips in his coat pocket for cold winter nights.
A note on using this word
The 'small drink' sense comes from the older word 'nipperkin,' a term for a small measure of liquor.
Words with a similar meaning
pinchesnibbles
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Small alcoholic drinks, typically sold in miniature bottles.
The convenience store sold nips of whiskey by the register.
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