PIP EMMA Definition & Meaning

pip emma

[ pip em-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

British.

in, on, or during the afternoon.

pip-emma

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adverb

old-fashioned.
in the afternoon; p.m Compare ack-emma

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pip emma¹

First recorded in 1910–15; phrase representing P.M., used by signalmen

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pip emma¹

World War I phonetic alphabet for P, M

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But if they slip up, Man City can pip Emma Hayes’ side by winning at West Ham.

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Lyra Silvertongue, Lyra Belacqua, but really just Lyra: one of those characters in literature — Pip, Emma, Lolita — who is on first-name terms with her public.

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“No boat allowed to move in harbour after six pip emma, sah, thank God, please.”

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“Master saying ‘six p.m.,’ but Signal Bwana always saying ‘six pip emma’—all same p. 77meaning but different language, please God, sah.

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“Who on earth’s Pip Emma?” enquired the bewildered Bertram, as they hurried down the hill to the quay.

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