NIP
n.— «To hear some mothers tell it, there are still stores and restaurants hostile to women who nurse in public—or NIP, the shorthand used on breast-feeding Web sites.» —“The great New York breast-feeding test” by Tracy Connor Daily News (New York City) Oct. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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