Definition of nifty

nifty    

adjective

• cool.

  That was nifty.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on Oct 19 2012. Submitted by Pete C. from Bakersfield, CA, USA on Feb 23 2000.

• An strikingly unusual but clever idea which proves to be useful or handy; usually applied to an invention of sorts.

  A potato peeler is really nifty.

  Last edited on Apr 07 2014. Submitted by Cedesings on Apr 07 2014.

noun

• A joke made at the expense of the speaker.
  
  "Oh, a nifty. Remind me to laugh on my day off."

  Last edited on Jul 14 2015. Submitted by Danite on Jul 14 2015.

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Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun':
coolfulness	Definitions include: the state of being cool.
a kick	Definitions include: something enjoyable.
crucial	Definitions include: very good, potent, marijuana.
d*ckum	Definitions include: awesome, cool, tight.
awesome	Definitions include: very good, excellent, fun, or otherwise appealing.
own	Definitions include: Used frequently in online gaming.
solid	Definitions include: a favor or kind deed.
phenom	Definitions include: good; excellent.
kick	Definitions include: to be bad.
kicking	Definitions include: stylish; "smooth".
go	Definitions include: to say.
lyte	Definitions include: something that is down; ghetto, cool.
far out	Definitions include: excellent; "cool".
jammed	Definitions include: mad or irritated.
smashingly	Definitions include: very well.
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scrape together	Definitions include: of money, to gather.
munchkin	Definitions include: term of address for a child.
Dunner	Definitions include: a bill/invoice.
iz	Definitions include: "is".
GREYHOUNDING	Definitions include: When a person goes after another person and goes as far as making a date and then everything drops and that person disappears (like Ghosting), it is similar to a greyhound who runs the race and catches the rabbit and is spoiled and no longer able to race.
dissleeping	Definitions include: the state of not sleeping due to having distractions
prosumer	Definitions include: a hobbyist who purchases professional-level products.
kewl	Definitions include: alternate spelling of cool.
mass mimic	Definitions include: a person that follows trends and does not think for themselves, especially in reference to fashion, music etc.
go nuclear	Definitions include: to become enraged.

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