nickable meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

nickable

adj

/ˈnɪkəbəl/

Etymology From nick + -able.

Capable of being nicked (given a small cut or clip).

He drove right at, and through, the platform. It began to move, but I'd have nicked it myself, had it been nickable.1951, John Wyndham, Pawley's Peepholes:
Armpits are soft and tender and highly nickable. And sure, guys have a lot of face to shave, but that acreage doesn't compare to shaving two whole legs.2004, Jason Boyett, A Guy's Guide to Life, page 121:

UK, Slang Liable to be stolen.

Meanwhile, the trade will have to make them [laptops] much, much cheaper, without compromising the screen: even at £500 a time they would be too nickable to walk home from school with.2007, Libby Purves, A Little Learning, page 65: