See Also: rebuke(1)(dictionary)
rebuke(2)(dictionary)
rebuke(dictionary)

Nippy (iou) and rebuke(1) (iou)


Nippy (iou)



Nippy noun. slang (now Hist.). E20.
[from NIPPY adjective.]
A waitress; spec. a waitress in any of the restaurants of J. Lyons & Co. Ltd., London.

rebuke(1) (iou)



rebuke noun. LME.
[from the verb.]
A shameful or disgraceful check. LME-L15.
b. Shame, disgrace. L15-L16.
(A) reproof, (a) reprimand. LME.
W. S. Churchill The uproar..brought a..rebuke from Mr Secretary Cecil. A. Kenny The Archbishop..offering neither exhortation nor rebuke.
A check, a stop. L15-E17.