niks, verb transitive

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AfrikaansShow more From Afrikaans niks nothing.
nikkies.
1970 M.J. Matulovich Informant, KwaZulu-NatalThe boy with the cool-drink, surrounded by his friends, said: ‘Niks ops!’ (Not sharing).
1985 E. Prov. Herald 27 Feb. 1Before a hopeful aims at your ‘spider’,..it is the norm to yell..: ‘niks tips’, meaning you have to make a direct hit’; ‘niks bends’, meaning you may not bend over to throw.
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