2007-03-05 21:04:37 · 16 answers · asked by Closed 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
..cos when its cold your nips stand out....
2007-03-05 21:07:38 · answer #1 · answered by Buttsmear 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
This phrase is not a metaphor or simile or such, but is actual English usage. 'Nippy' is from the word 'Nip', i.e. to pinch.
One of the meanings is biting cold.
2007-03-05 21:11:57 · answer #2 · answered by SB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good guess: From the word frostbite, as in not enough to bite, just nip. Wild guess: when it gets cold, nipples get hard (male and female) thereby being easier seen. Your choice.
2007-03-05 21:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by Sartoris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its because people seem to always show they are cold through their nipples, and its noticable so it came out first as a joke but people just use it as a phrase now!
2007-03-06 01:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by fear of the dark 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's like jack frost nipping at your toes
2007-03-05 21:10:05 · answer #5 · answered by hairstylistmichelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wet T-shirt contests of course!lol
2007-03-05 21:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by Barlow 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's that cold you can hang your coat up on nipples!
2007-03-05 21:39:15 · answer #7 · answered by mishnbong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you get cold enough your nipples stand out
2007-03-05 21:22:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably from there is a "nip" in the air, or because when it's cold people take a "nip" from the bottle ♫
2007-03-05 21:10:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's from when it's so cold it makes your nipples stand out (probably).
2007-03-05 21:08:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Another one with Buttsmear, ......so to speak.
2007-03-05 23:33:58 · answer #11 · answered by Alicat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋