Meanings
nyc1
comparative nycer · superlative nycest
- 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
- 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 20191 more example
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 - PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Youth Commission.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
A shortened spelling of nice; y often represents ī (as distinct from i = ĭ) in spellings of this kind.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian г. Нью-Йо́рк
- г. Нью-Йо́рк (g. Nʹju-Jórk)New York City
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nyc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyc
“nyc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyc. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nyc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyc.
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