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by gaius 3259 days ago
Well, if your mind is attuned to seek out offence at every opportunity, you might say that "nip" is short for Nipponese (like Brit is short for British Person) and "fag" is an old word for homosexual.

But of course "Nipponese out for a homosexual" makes no sense and no one would ever say that...