Story explored
Even later, the word took on a more cultured definition in reference to poems, books, and, of course, nifty stories. Whenever I heard the word I assumed it meant something good, something attractive. However, it was only when I found myself using the word in my deion of my own stories that I needed to define it. Actually, I hit the books when a listener said my stories were nifty. The current Wiktionary defines the word as "good; a general term for anything that is good, useful or beneficial.