Usually means: Mischievous person, often playfully deceitful.
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  1. nickum: Merriam-Webster
  2. nickum: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Nickum, nickum: Wordnik
  4. nickum: Wiktionary

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  1. nickum: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ noun:  (Scotland) A mischievous person; a scallywag.

Similar:
scally, nicker, scallywag, nikker, nelly, scallie, knuck, knacker, Nickie-ben, nudnick, more...

Opposite:
honest person, trustworthy person, reliable person

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Similar:
scally, nicker, scallywag, nikker, nelly, scallie, knuck, knacker, Nickie-ben, nudnick, more...

Opposite:
honest person, trustworthy person, reliable person



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