nyc

N1Y4C3
UK/naɪs/

adjective

nice

CommonScrabble 8

Meanings

nyc1

adjectivenyc (comparative nycer, superlative nycest)

comparative nycer · superlative nycest

  1. nonstandardnice

    2010: Rohit Agarwal, Hospitality & Public Relations (Google group): Great Work!, the 8ᵗʰ day of January at 9:09am gud abhay… hahahah… nyc one… :P

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    1999: bertvc, rec.pets.cats.community (Google group): CROWNIN MS.BERT --KWEEN UV DUH MAY, the 13ᵗʰ day of May at 7 o’clock a.m. An efun tho da weather is nycer now there is still lotsa strays dat need fud.

    2000: katkrazy>, rec.pets.cats.community (Google group): OH NO! Bathed!, the 15ᵗʰ day of April at 7 o’clock a.m. Thu EERS is owers, an yu must haffa nycest wun, kos yuse myne speshal gurl…

NYC2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of New York City: a city in New York, United States.

    For some DSA grandees, like NYC chapter co-chair Bianca Cunningham, socialism means a planned economy that replaces market capitalism.

    2019 March 3, Simon van Zuylen-Wood, “When Did Everyone Become a Socialist?”, in New York Magazine, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2019
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    Co-owner Peter Ryan learned his craft in the bagelries of NYC, and most of his bosses weren't Jewish either, so he has no qualms about offering such un[-]kosher concoctions as ham and Swiss with mayo and sprouts on a whole-wheat bagel.

    1990, Kathryn Robinson, Stephanie Irving, editors, Seattle Cheap Eats: 300 Terrific Bargain Eateries, Sasquatch Books, →ISBN, page 23
  2. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Youth Commission.

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Origin

A shortened spelling of nice; y often represents ī (as distinct from i = ĭ) in spellings of this kind.

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Translations

Russian г. Нью-Йо́рк
  • г. Нью-Йо́рк (g. Nʹju-Jórk)New York City

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APA

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MLA

“nyc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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