nip down the offy

[albatross521]

what's nip down?

what's offy?

[Big Al1st]

Where I came from an Offy was an off licence where you could buy your take away drink

[albatross521]

thanks above.

does that mean get ****** outside the off-licece?

[Big Al1st]

Didnt do that sort of thing in my day. Too many foot policeman ready to give you a thick ear and frog march you home.

Nip down the offy was usually going down to get a packet of cigarettes or a bottle of stout. We really knew how to live it up in those days!

[albatross521]

thx above. Seems nip down means go down.

I had thought nip means smashed. .lol.

[jno]

Nip means go quickly, suggesting the off licence (where you buy drinks for consumption off the premises) is not far away. 'Down' may suggest you live upstairs - because you could just say 'nip to the offy' - but not necessarily.

[albatross521]

thx all, makes more sense now.

[kempie]

'Down' (similarly 'up') is often used colloquially to indicate travel.

"I'm going down town to do some shopping."

"I'm just nipping up the shop for some milk."

etc.

[albatross521]

thx mate,