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nifty (adj.)
"smart, stylish, good-looking," 1868, of unknown origin, perhaps theatrical slang, first attested in a poem by Bret Harte, who said it was a shortened, altered form of Magnificat. Related: Niftily; niftiness.
"smart, stylish, good-looking," 1868, of unknown origin, perhaps theatrical slang, first attested in a poem by Bret Harte, who said it was a shortened, altered form of Magnificat. Related: Niftily; niftiness.