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Nigel
Nigel
English
Proper noun
Nigel
- A male given name, of mostly British usage.
- 1822 Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel, Chapter XXIII,
- 'I thought, sir,' answered Nigel, with as much haughtiness as was consistent with the cool distance he desired to preserve, 'I thought I had told you, my name was Nigel Grahame.'
- His eminence of Whitefriars on this burst into a loud, chuckling, impudent laugh, repeating the word, till his voice was almost inarticulate, - 'Niggle Green - Niggle Green - Niggle Green! why, my lord, you would be queered in the drinking of a penny pot of Malmsey, if you cry before you are touched.'
- 1822 Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel, Chapter XXIII,
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Noun
Nigel (plural Nigels)
- (Australia, pejorative, usually restricted to youths) A person, usually male, who is unpopular with their peers, unfashionable, socially awkward and/or introverted.
- He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.
Synonyms
- Nigel-no-friends
- Nige
nigel
Nigel
English
Proper noun
Nigel
- A male given name, of mostly British usage.
- 1822 Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel, Chapter XXIII,
- 'I thought, sir,' answered Nigel, with as much haughtiness as was consistent with the cool distance he desired to preserve, 'I thought I had told you, my name was Nigel Grahame.'
- His eminence of Whitefriars on this burst into a loud, chuckling, impudent laugh, repeating the word, till his voice was almost inarticulate, - 'Niggle Green - Niggle Green - Niggle Green! why, my lord, you would be queered in the drinking of a penny pot of Malmsey, if you cry before you are touched.'
- 1822 Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel, Chapter XXIII,
Derived terms
Anagrams
Noun
Nigel (plural Nigels)
- (Australia, pejorative, usually restricted to youths) A person, usually male, who is unpopular with their peers, unfashionable, socially awkward and/or introverted.
- He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.
Synonyms
- Nigel-no-friends
- Nige