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[[t]pɪp[/t]]n.1) gam one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes2) each of the small segments into which the surface of a pineapple is divided3) mil a metal insignia of rank worn on the shoulders of junior officers in the British army4) bot an individual rootstock of a plant, esp. of the lily of the valley•Etymology: 1590–1600; earlier peep; orig. uncert. IIpip[[t]pɪp[/t]] n.1) vet a contagious disease of birds, esp. poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat2) sts Facetious. any minor or unspecified ailment in a person•Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME pippe < MD < VL *pipita, for L pītuīta phlegm, pip IIIpip[[t]pɪp[/t]] n.1) bot a small seed, esp. of a fleshy fruit, as an apple or orange2) inf Informal. someone or something wonderful or amazing•Etymology: 1590–1600; short for pippin IVpip[[t]pɪp[/t]] v. pipped, pip•ping1) anb to peep or chirp2) anb orn (of a hatching bird) to break out from the shell3) anb orn to crack or chip a hole through (the shell), as a hatching bird•Etymology: 1650–60; var. of peep II Vpip[[t]pɪp[/t]] n.eloblip 1)•Etymology: 1940–45; imit.
From formal English to slang. 2014.