Nyc

//naɪs// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    nice nonstandard

    "1999: bertvc, rec.pets.cats.community (Google group): CROWNIN MS.BERT --KWEEN UV DUH MAY, the 13ᵗʰ day of May at 7 o’clock a.m. An efun tho da weather is nycer now there is still lotsa strays dat need fud."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of New York City: a city in New York, United States. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Co-owner Peter Ryan learned his craft in the bagelries of NYC, and most of his bosses weren't Jewish either, so he has no qualms about offering such un[-]kosher concoctions as ham and Swiss with mayo and sprouts on a whole-wheat bagel."

  2. 2
    Initialism of National Youth Commission. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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city of new yorkconynew yorknew york cityny

Example

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"For many, blindness or poor vision can keep them from activities like cycling. But a NYC non-profit called InTandem works to make cycling accessible to everyone. The organization unites sighted New Yorkers with the visually impaired so that everyone can enjoy a ride."

Etymology

A shortened spelling of nice; y often represents ī (as distinct from i = ĭ) in spellings of this kind.

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