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Nigel

Nigel

English

Proper noun

Nigel

  1. 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.'

Derived terms

  • Nigella (feminine form)
  • Niyjale (rare; African-American)
  • Nige (colloquial, UK and Australian)

Anagrams

Noun

Nigel (plural Nigels)

  1. (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

  1. 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.'

Derived terms

  • Nigella (feminine form)
  • Niyjale (rare; African-American)
  • Nige (colloquial, UK and Australian)

Anagrams

Noun

Nigel (plural Nigels)

  1. (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