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Latest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic Also just "Nick"?

Etymology?

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Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) mentions a Scandinavian word Knickar, "one of the names of Odin, as the destroying or evil principle". Equinox ◑ 19:53, 27 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Also just "Nick"?

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Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Seen in John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873). Equinox ◑ 17:13, 19 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

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