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A bit nippy

Posted by ESC on July 22, 2006

In Reply to: A bit nippy posted by kelly DONALDSON on July 22, 2006

: I was just wondering were a phrase originated from
: "its a bit nippy in here".

I am guessing: frost bite. As in The Christmas Song:

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like eskimos

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