adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:nīs
UK:/naɪs/
rhymes with -aɪs
homophone: nice
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adj
Meaning 1
nice
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
Examples
1999: bertvc, rec.pets.cats.community (Google group): CROWNIN MS.BERT --KWEEN UV DUH MAY, the 13th day of May at 7 o’clock a.m. An efun tho da weather is nycer now there is still lotsa strays dat need fud.
2000: katkrazy>, rec.pets.cats.community (Google group): OH NO! Bathed!, the 15th day of April at 7 o’clock a.m. Thu EERS is owers, an yu must haffa nycest wun, kos yuse myne speshal gurl...
2010: Rohit Agarwal, Hospitality & Public Relations (Google group): Great Work!, the 8th day of January at 9:09am gud abhay... hahahah... nyc one... :P
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 2
Initialism of New York City: a city in New York, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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name
Meaning 3
Initialism of National Youth Commission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
