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nicked off

nicked off is the simple past and past participle of nick off.

Meaning of nick off

Verb

nick off (third-person singular simple present nicks off, present participle nicking off, simple past and past participle nicked off)

  1. (Australia, UK, slang) To leave, especially in a hurry.
    • ‘I got somethin ta tell ya. Young Trilby's knicked off.’1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics, published 2012, page 338

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Questions about nicked off

What is nicked off the simple past and past participle of?
Nicked off is the simple past and past participle of nick off.

Words near nicked off in the dictionary

  1. nickar tree
  2. nickars
  3. nickase
  4. nickases
  5. nicked
  6. nicked off
  7. nicked up
  8. nickel
  9. nickel and dime
  10. nickel and dimed
  11. nickel and dimes

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