nicey-nicey
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It’s all nicey-nicey, but Kepa and the Chelsea defence will certainly offer Barnsley encouragement.
From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2021
H.I.V. is scary, and all attempts to curtail it via lily-livered nicey-nicey ‘prevention’ tactics have failed.”
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2011
Lambert attempted to coach Andrew by being honest, a novel concept, as all past mentors have played it nicey-nicey, a strategy that has been helpful to no one.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2010
Listen, I hear there are calls for the PM to play nicey-nicey, if he's to have even a snowball's, against Dave?
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2010
An’ of course you talked nicey-nicey, an’ he’s such an obligin’ feller that he beats it after the car!
From The Bartlett Mystery by Tracy, Louis
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