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nignay

nignay noun: something trivial or worthless.

Noun

nignay (plural nignays)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland) Something trivial or worthless.
    • And if you were only to see the sums which those thoughtless young lads, who have ten times more money than wit to guide it, throw away on useless nigg-nyes, while thousands around them are pinched for the necessaries of life, it would make the very hair of your head, my dear Archy, stand up like...1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 270
    • He had a lot o' curious auld nig-nayes.1884, James Nicholson, Willie Waugh

Forms of nignay

pluralnignays
alternative formnigg-nye
alternative formnig-naye

Origin of nignay

Uncertain; perhaps compare knick-knack.

Questions about nignay

What does nignay mean?
Nignay means something trivial or worthless.
What part of speech is nignay?
Nignay is a noun.
What is the plural of nignay?
The plural of nignay is nignays.

Words near nignay in the dictionary

  1. niglet
  2. niglets
  3. niglette
  4. niglettes
  5. NIGMS
  6. nignay
  7. nignays
  8. nignog
  9. nignogs
  10. Nigoghosian
  11. Nigoghosians

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