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comparative more nickable · superlative most nickable
- 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.
1951, John Wyndham, Pawley's Peepholes1 more example
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.
2004, Jason Boyett, A Guy's Guide to Life, page 121 - UKslangLiable 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.
2007, Libby Purves, A Little Learning, page 65
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