nifty

Meaning

Adj

1. (colloquial, dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
2. (colloquial, dated) Stylish.

Noun

1. (colloquial, dated) A possibly risqué comic story or anecdote.
2. (colloquial, dated) A trick.

Synonyms

neat

smart

dandy

splendid

bang-up

corking

great

bully

slap-up

natty

groovy

peachy

smashing

cracking

keen

dapper

trim

crackerjack

clever

stunning

swell

not bad

nimble

terrific

fine

chic

dandified

capital

beautiful

debonair

cut

joke

🤣

jaunty

brilliant

beaming

alert

copesetic

copasetic

bright

gorgeous

golden

cool

🆒

grand

glary

fulgent

incandescent

comely

jimdandy

brag

foppish

Translations

ingenioso

raffiniert

elegant

geschickt

hübsch

hoş

schlau

débrouillard

flott

astucieux

súper

schick

fenomenal

toll

genial

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɪfti/

Etymology

From *nift + -y. First element is of unknown origin. Possibly theatrical slang, as a shortened, altered form of Magnificat. Alternatively, perhaps a special use of US regional niffed (“put off, peeved”).