How to use nippy in a sentence. A nippy was a waitress who worked in the j Lyons & co tea shops and cafés in london Beginning in the late 19th century, a j Lyons waitress was called a gladys. Morning air that feels a bit nippy
This cheese has a good, nippy taste Able to change speed and direction easily Nippy weather or air is quite cold If you describe something or someone as nippy, you mean that they can move very quickly over short distances. Factsheet what does the adjective nippy mean There are five meanings listed in oed's entry for the adjective nippy
