by morphinemitt April 28, 2008
A young child, especially male. Used colloquially in southern England, especially the Isle of Wight. See the computer game Jack the Nipper.
by kid for today January 31, 2008
A Newfoundland term to describe a mosquito. The term originates from the bites these blood sucking bugs inflict.
"The air was black and filled with swarming nippers."
"The nippers were biting something fierce last night b'y."
"The nippers were biting something fierce last night b'y."
by Bumbletoot February 23, 2009
Small children around age 8 or younger. Possibly deriving from the idea that they nip at your ankles like dogs.
by Craig Hazell June 24, 2005
a demoralizing racial slur used to put down people of Japanese background. equal to calling an asian person a chink or a black person a nigger.
Look at that damn nipper.
by Bosco March 30, 2005
The effect of children upon a parent with the sudden feeling that they've been hit with a child rant or nipper-blast, not unlike pepper-spray.
by LaszloLeslie January 22, 2013
(n) a mosquito. Newfoundland slang.
by Heptune May 16, 2005