nickable
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Liable to be stolen.
Register: slang
Examples
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.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
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Common questions
What does “nickable” mean?
Liable to be stolen.
Is “nickable” formal or informal?
nickable is generally slang.
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