pip

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Synonyms 1.4.1.2 Translations 1.4.2 Verb 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.1.1 Synonyms 1.5.1.2 Translations 1.6 Etymology 5 1.6.1 Noun 1.7 Related terms 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: pĭp, IPA: /pɪp/, SAMPA: /pIp/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɪp

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pip, from post-classical Latin pipita.

[edit] Noun

pip (plural pips)

1. Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
2. (humorous) Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.

[edit] Etymology 2

Apparently representing a shortened form of pippin.

[edit] Noun

pip (plural pips)

1. (obsolete) A pippin.
2. A seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as an peach, orange, or apple.
3. (US, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 612:

     She sure is a pip, that one. You need company?

4. (British, dated, WW I, signalese) P in RAF phonetic alphabet

[edit] Derived terms

• pip emma

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[edit] Etymology 3

Origin uncertain, perhaps related to Etymology 2, above.

[edit] Noun

pip (plural pips)

1. One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
2. (military, public service) One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.

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• (symbol on playing card etc): spot

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[edit] Verb

to pip (third-person singular simple present pips, present participle pipping, simple past and past participle pipped)

1. To get the better of; to defeat

   He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.

[edit] Etymology 4

Imitative.

[edit] Noun

pip (plural pips)

1. One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to indicate count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call.

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• (electronic sound): (counting down seconds) stroke

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[edit] Etymology 5

Abbreviation of percentage in point.

[edit] Noun

pip (plural pips)

1. (finance, currency trading) The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.

[edit] Related terms

• pip at the post
• pipsqueak
• give the pip to

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

pip (n)

Inflection for pip	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pip	pipet	pip	pipen
Genitive	pips	pipets	pips	pipens

1. squeak, beep

[edit] Verb

pip

1. Imperative of of pipa.