nimps

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adjective

Easy.

OriginMiddle English nimpen →
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Meanings

nimps1

adjectivenimps (comparative more nimps, superlative most nimps)

comparative more nimps · superlative most nimps

  1. Northern EnglandEasy.

nimps2

noun
  1. pluralplural of nimp

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnimpen“to chew, gnaw, take a bite, nibble”
  2. Englishnimps

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”).

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