nicety

adjective

Published on April 10, 2016, 6:21 a.m.

coy;

putting on a demure facade while sexually interested or even aggressive

(pronounced with two syllables, unlike the standard English, 3-syllable "nicety")

Collocates sheisty², bitch, front, iced-up, skins

Etymology perhaps a portmanteau formed from nice and nasty

Related concepts front

Rhymes sheisty², behind me, icy

Timeline

1989-10-23 Michel'le "Nicety" feat. Dr. Dre [Michel'le]
You can call me nicety
1991-06-18 3rd Bass "Herbalz In Your Mouth" [Derelicts of Dialect]
Skins are playin nicety behind me
1991-07-01 Prince Rakeem "Sexcapades" [Ohh, I Love You Rakeem]
You can save that nicety shit for ya mama

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