sipsip

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

sipsip

1. scales (of a fish)

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sip‧síp

Verb

sipsip

1. to suck

Noun

sipsip

1. (slang) sycophant; yes man
   • 1989, National Mid-week

     Pero nangyayari iyong kahit ipaalam ng bos na gusto niya ng mas pantay-pantay na pakikitunguhan at tawagan at kalimutan na ang herarkiya kung maayos din lang ang pagsasamahan at ang takbo ng trabaho sa opisina, hindi nawawala ang mga sipsip sa opisina.

     But it happened, even after the boss acknowledges that he wants a fairer approach and calls and forgets the hierarchy, where if the relations and the work pace in the office is always good, yes men will never disappear in the office

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English sheep, reduplicated to avoid confusion with sip (“ship”).

Noun

sipsip

1. sheep
2. mutton

Descendants

• → Rotokas: sipisipi

Anagrams

• pispis