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What's the meaning of "nip to'?
I've got to nip to the docters.
20 mrt. 2017 11:25
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The word "Nip" is mainly used in the British English, but informal, and it is meant "go quickly" or go/be somewhere for only a short time.
E.g.: Shall we nip in to a café for grabbing something to eat? = Shall we go quickly to a café for eating something?
20 maart 2017
Only in BrE. This is meaningless in American English. 'doctor' not 'docter'
20 maart 2017
It means '[quickly] go to'.
Synonyms in a similar register (level of language) include 'pop to'.
20 maart 2017
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