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In some senses, nigel is marked as derogatory, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
nigel
/ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/
name 2noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
small
VERB + NIGEL
answered, comfort, name, punched
NIGEL + NOUN
', farage, grahame
PREP.
around, in, with
ADV.
such
Definitions
name
1
A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
'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.'
It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side of the Brexit debate who have fallen victim to potential ‘debanking’.
2
A small mining town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa.
noun
1
Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”).
He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.
2
An Englishman.
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'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 White
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It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side of the Brexit debate who have fallen victim to potential ‘debanking’.
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He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.
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Tom threw a milkshake at Nigel Farage.
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“We're leaving. Freedom, democracy, to self-governance, we've won!” declared Brexit party member of Parliament (MEP) Nigel Farage.
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Rochel punched Nigel Farage in the face.
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