nicky1
/ˈnɪki/English regional (south-western )
noun
A small bundle of wood used for kindling.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Halliwell (1820–1889), antiquary and literary scholar. Origin uncertain; compare -y.
Nicky2
/ˈnɪki/British informal. Now historical
noun
The National Incomes Commission.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Daily Telegraph. From N.I.C. + -y, probably after Nicky, pet-form of the male forename Nicholas.
Rhymes
- non-significant
- non-significative
- non-simultaneity
- non-simultaneous
- non-singular
- non-sked
- non-skid
- non-skidding
- nonslaveholder
- non-slaveholding
- non-slip
- non-slipping
- non-smoker
- non-smoking
- non-socialist
- non-society
- non-solid colour
- non-soluble
- non-solvency
- non-solvent
- non-speak
- nonspeaking
- non-speaks
- non-specialist
- nonspecie