nifties

noun

Definition of niftiesnext
plural of nifty
1
as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter though ostensibly a drama, the play is filled with zingy little nifties that lighten the mood

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2
as in beauties
something very good of its kind that joke was a nifty

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  1. beauties
  2. hot stuff
  3. wonders
  4. marvels
Noun
  • Lifestride Mary Jane Flats As a fan of Mary Jane flats, these brown beauties are a steal at 57 percent off.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Here's how to make these sophisticated beauties.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of beauties
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  • But ketamine, as my colleagues Salvador Hernandez and Richard Winton reported earlier this year, has become hot stuff among the rich and famous.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
  • By 1974, Kissinger, the brilliant, all-but-anonymous Harvard academic, was hot stuff.
    Ted Koppel, CBS News, 7 May 2023
Definition of hot stuff
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  • The poet and scholar, who died Monday at 81, was a gifted chronicler of the wonders and complexity of Black life—a talent buoyed by her warm, imaginative approach to both art and social change.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Do the wonders of the natural world draw you closer to all things green?
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of wonders
Noun
  • Both Atkin and Appleton were emphatic in their respective assertions that their small businesses wouldn’t be possible without the marvels of modern technology and Amazon’s presence.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • That exuberant number is performed in the Shiz library, one of Crowley’s many design marvels, with its rotating cylindrical shelving and movable ladders.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of marvels
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