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nips in the butt

nips in the butt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nip in the butt.

Meaning of nip in the butt

Verb

nip in the butt (third-person singular simple present nips in the butt, present participle nipping in the butt, simple past and past participle nipped in the butt)

  1. Eggcorn of nip in the bud.

Questions about nips in the butt

What is nips in the butt the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Nips in the butt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nip in the butt.

Words near nips in the butt in the dictionary

  1. niprofazone
  2. nips
  3. nips and tucks
  4. nips at
  5. nips in the bud
  6. nips in the butt
  7. NIPSA
  8. nipslip
  9. nipsy
  10. nipt
  11. niptard

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