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1. Hungry. Usually slightly hungry or simply wishing to give the impression of being slightly hungry. Derived from nip as in a small bite.

2. A little cold. The feeling of being cold but usually just a small amount mostly from a breeze and a lack of a jacket or coat. Thus not usually used to describe wearing multiple layers and still being a little cold. Derived from nippy.
1. I'm a little nippish, do you want to get some lunch? If not I'll be fine until dinner.

2. I'm kind of nippish, can I borrow your coat?
nippish by John Tomblin December 9, 2008
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cold or chilly weather or female.
Put a coat on, dear. You're looking nipplish.

The weather's nipplish today
nipplish by frumentarius September 27, 2006
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adj; referring to the nipple. nipple is ticklish area. contact causes laughter and squirming.
Every time I rub her boobs she laughs. She is very nipplish. Under her foot she is ticklish, but on her boobs she is nipplish.
nipplish by jay double you November 11, 2015
The word noppish means gay. Though it is not supposed to be used as an insult the word noppish can be used to describe something gay.
He is very noppish
noppish by Noppyskfi November 14, 2014
v. African-American dialect for being in a tired state, and/ or actually resting or taking a nap
Her eyes are looking heavy, looks like she's about to go Nappish.
Nappish by Booqueeny Boolsweat March 19, 2010
Not freezing, but not pleasent either. Cold enough to make your nipples hard.
My, it's a bit nipish out today.
Nipish by Cuda62 February 21, 2015

nip-pish 

A derivation of the derogatory term, "nip", to describe Japanese; originally coined by Americans of European descent. Now a term casually thrown around amongst Asians only who wish to disempower any attempted insults, as blacks did with 'nigga'
That boy ain't no rookie b-boy; he's straight nip-pish!
nip-pish by ice_man July 20, 2003