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• Nifty — may refer to: Nifty Comics the Nifty Erotic Stories Archive, an online repository of alternative (including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) erotica, originally hosted on Usenet Nifty Fifty, a colloquial term for the strong earning blue… …   Wikipedia

• nifty — ifty adj. 1. Very good; excellent; an informal term meaning about the same as {groovy}, sense 1. [informal, 1960 s] Syn: bang up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, not bad(predicate), peachy, slap up, swell,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nifty — ☆ nifty [nif′tē ] adj. niftier, niftiest [orig. theatrical slang, prob. < MAGNIFICENT] Slang attractive, smart, stylish, enjoyable, etc.: a generalized term of approval n. pl. nifties Slang a nifty person or thing; esp., a clever remark …   English World dictionary

• nifty — (adj.) smart, stylish, 1868, of unknown origin, perhaps theatrical slang, first attested in a poem by Bret Harte, who said it was a shortened, altered form of MAGNIFICAT (Cf. magnificat). Related: Niftily; niftiness …   Etymology dictionary

• nifty — [adj] marvelous chic, clever, cool*, dandy, enjoyable, excellent, groovy*, keen, neat, peachy*, pleasing, quick, sharp, smart, spruce, stylish, super, swell, terrific; concept 572 Ant. bad, displeasing, unhandy, unpleasant …   New thesaurus

• nifty — ► ADJECTIVE (niftier, niftiest) informal ▪ particularly good, effective, or stylish. DERIVATIVES niftily adverb. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• nifty — niftily, adv. /nif tee/, adj., niftier, niftiest, n., pl. nifties. Informal. adj. 1. attractively stylish or smart: a nifty new dress for Easter. 2. very good; fine; excellent: a nifty idea. 3. substantial; sizable: We sold the car for a nifty… …   Universalium

• nifty — [[t]nɪ̱fti[/t]] niftier, niftiest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) If you describe something as nifty, you think it is neat and pleasing or cleverly done. [INFORMAL] Bridgeport was a pretty nifty place... It was a nifty arrangement, a perfect… …   English dictionary

• nifty — adjective, informal 1) nifty camerawork Syn: skillful, deft, agile, capable Ant: clumsy 2) a nifty little gadget Syn: useful, handy …   Thesaurus of popular words

• nifty — UK [ˈnɪftɪ] / US adjective Word forms nifty : adjective nifty comparative niftier superlative niftiest informal 1) well designed, effective, or easy to use a nifty piece of software 2) quick and skilful …   English dictionary