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The Language of the Scottish Traveller: A Dictionary
By Pauline Cairns Speitel
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nickum
noun
a rogue, an imp, a mischievous child:
I give up, call her a silly nickum.
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etymology:
this is gender newtal and a development from Scots
nickum
‘an imp, scamp, rogue, mischievous boy’; attested by
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