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    [Noun]  | "pip" | \ ˈpip \


    1: a disorder of a bird marked by formation of a scale or crust on the tongue

    2: the scale or crust of this disorder

    3: any of various human ailments; especially : a slight nonspecific disorder


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch (akin to Old High German pfiffīz), from Vulgar Latin *pipita, alteration of Latin pituita phlegm, pip; perhaps akin to Greek pitys pine {mat|pine|};

    [Noun]  | "pip" 


    1: one of the dots used on dice and dominoes to indicate numerical value

    2: spot

    3: spot, speck


    Origin: 1604 ;

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    [Noun]  | "pip" 


    1: a small fruit seed; especially : one of a several-seeded fleshy fruit

    2: one extraordinary of its kind


    Origin: 1773 ;

     Short for pippin;

    [Noun]  | "pip" 


    1: a short high-pitched tone


    Origin: 1907 ;

     Imitative;

    [Verb]  | "pip" 


    1: peep

    2: to break through the shell of the egg

    3: to break open (the shell of an egg) in hatching


    Origin: 1598 ;

     Imitative;

    [Verb]  | "pip" 


    1: to beat by a narrow margin


    Origin: 1838 ;

     Probably from pip to blackball, from {see: |pip:3|pip:3} or {see: |pip:4|pip:4};

    [Noun]  | "pips" 


    1: a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part;


      * e.g., " ... a black horse with white pips "



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    [Noun]  | "pips" 


    1: something very good of its kind;


      * e.g., " ... that new sports car is a real pip "



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    [Noun]  | "pips" 


    1: the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts;


      * e.g., " ... listening to all that chat show blather gives me the pip "



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    [Noun]  | "pip" 


    1: a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part;


      * e.g., " ... a black horse with white pips "



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    [Noun]  | "pip" 


    1: something very good of its kind;


      * e.g., " ... that new sports car is a real pip "



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    [Noun]  | "pip" 


    1: the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts;


      * e.g., " ... listening to all that chat show blather gives me the pip "



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    [Verb]  | "pips" 


    1: to make a short sharp sound like a small bird;


      * e.g., " ... baby birds pipping loudly in their nest "



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    [Verb]  | "pip" 


    1: to make a short sharp sound like a small bird;


      * e.g., " ... baby birds pipping loudly in their nest "



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     [ "pips" ]

    1: Brit slang. To say something is easy. Used mainly by little kids in school

      * e.g.,  ... a) How did you do on that test? 

     [ "pips" ]

    1: Slang word used in north wales, another word for 'people' or 'head'

      * e.g.,  ... There was lots of 'pips' around 

     [ "pips" ]

    1: the dots on a dice

      * e.g.,  ... throughout the game he rolled 162 pips 

     [ "pips" ]

    1: Slang for Pippa Middleton's breasts, referring to the relatively small size.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see the topless photos of Pippa Middleton? Yes, I did, but the pips aren't that exciting. 

     [ "pips" ]

    1: the dots on a dice

      * e.g.,  ... in a game of backgammon, there is a count of your pips 

     [ "pips" ]

    1: Scottish slang. The dialing tone on a telephone.

      * e.g.,  ... "She knew the line was dead when there were no pips to be heard." 

     [ "pip pip" ]

    1: Mock-pompous English greeting which conveys jocular familiarity on the recipient. Sometimes used in conjunction with "What ho!" and "Old bean" for maximum effect. Derived from PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster.

      * e.g.,  ... Edmund: All right, where is the malingering git? 

     [ "Pip pip" ]

    1: Colloquial English phrase for goodbye

      * e.g.,  ... A: We'll be in touch. i'm just about to watch a recording of Arsenal smashing the shit out of wigan B: Enjoy! Pip pip! 

     [ "PIP" ]

    1: Performance Improvement Plan. A document given to an employee within a company to set up paperwork to legally fire the employee and protect the company against potential lawsuits under the guise of improving performance. By the time this document is given, management has almost definitely decided to terminate the employee. Used as a slang to indicate someone is being/was fired.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Where did Tom go? 

     [ "Pip" ]

    1: Pip is the best person alive and an even greater friend! You’d be lucky to have them by your side!

      * e.g.,  ... “Hello Pip! I hope you find this and smile.” 

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