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pip

1   [pip]
noun
1.
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
2.
each of the small segments into which the surface of a pineapple is divided.
3.
Informal. metal insigne of rank on the shoulders of commissioned officers.
4.
Horticulture.
a.
an individual rootstock of a plant, especially of the lily of the valley.
b.
a portion of the rootstock or root of several other plants, as the peony.
Origin:
1590–1600; earlier peep; origin uncertain

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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pip

2   [pip]
noun
1.
Veterinary Pathology. a contagious disease of birds, especially poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat.
2.
Facetious. any minor or unspecified ailment in a person.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English pippe < Middle Dutch < Vulgar Latin *pipita, for Latin pītuīta phlegm, pip

pip

3   [pip]
noun
1.
a small seed, especially of a fleshy fruit, as an apple or orange.
2.
Also called pipperoo. Informal. someone or something wonderful: Last night's party was a pip.
Origin:
1590–1600; 1910–15 for def. 2; short for pippin

pip

4   [pip] verb, pipped, pip·ping.
verb (used without object)
1.
to peep or chirp.
2.
(of a young bird) to break out from the shell.
verb (used with object)
3.
to crack or chip a hole through (the shell), as a young bird.
Origin:
1650–60; variant of peep2

pip

5   [pip]
noun Electronics.
blip (def. 1).
Origin:
1940–45; imitative

pip

6   [pip]
verb (used with object), pipped, pip·ping. British Slang.
1.
to blackball.
2.
to defeat (an opponent).
3.
to shoot, especially to wound or kill by a gunshot.
Origin:
1875–80; perhaps special use of pip1, in metaphorical sense of a small ball

Pip

   [pip]
noun
a male given name, form of Philip.
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pip
"spot on a playing card, etc." 1596, peep, of unknown origin. Because of the original form, it is not considered as connected to pip (1).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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pip definition


  1. n.
    a pimple; a zit. : Good grief, I've got ear-to-ear pips!
  2. n.
    postindustrial person. (Usually PIP. Acronym. A cynical reference to a person as a member of a group that has become useless because of technological change.) : The world really doesn't really need more PIPs, except as consumers, of course.
  3. n.
    illness; a mild, nonspecific disorder. (Old colloquial.) : Grandpa's complaining again. Says it's the pip.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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