Pip
proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue
- //pɪp//
A diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, Pippi and Philippa.
proper noun
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A diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, Pippi and Philippa.
My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.
proper noun
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slangThe 1914 Star or 1914–15 Star medal.
Etymology
An allusion to the newspaper cartoon strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
Forms
- plural
- Pips
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