kip

¹ American  

[kip] / kɪp /

noun

1. the hide of a young or small beast.

2. a bundle or set of such hides.

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kip ² American  

[kip] / kɪp /

noun

1. a unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds (453.6 kilograms).

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kip ³ American  

[kip] / kɪp /

noun

plural

kip, kips

1. a paper money and monetary unit of Laos, equal to 100 at. K.

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kip ⁴ American  

[kip] / kɪp /

noun

1. sleep.

2. a bed or a lodging house.

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verb (used without object)

kipped, kipping

1. to sleep or nap.

kip ⁵ American  

[kip] / kɪp /

noun

1. Also called kick-up.  Also called kip-up.  an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.

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verb (used without object)

1. Also kick up to perform a kip (often followed byup ).

kip ¹ British  

/ kɪp /

noun

1. sleep or slumber

   to get some kip

2. a bed or lodging

3. a brothel

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verb

1. to sleep or take a nap

2. (foll by down) to prepare for sleep

kip ² British  

/ kɪp, ˈkɪpˌskɪn /

noun

1. the hide of a young animal, esp a calf or lamb

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kip ³ British  

/ kɪp /

noun

1. a unit of weight equal to one thousand pounds

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kip ⁴ British  

/ kɪp /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Laos, divided into 100 at

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kip ⁵ British  

/ kɪp /

noun

1. a small board used to spin the coins in two-up

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Etymology

Origin of kip¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English kipp, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kip “pack (of hides)”; akin to Old Norse kippa “bundle”

Origin of kip²

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; ki(lo) + p(ound) ²

Origin of kip³

First recorded in 1950–55, kip is from the Lao word kì:p currency unit, ingot

Origin of kip⁴

First recorded in 1760–70, in sense “brothel”; compare Danish kippe “hovel, dive,” Dutch kuf “dive, brothel,” Middle Low German kuffe, küffe, kiffe “hovel”; perhaps ultimately expressive variants of the Germanic base of cove ¹

Origin of kip⁵

First recorded in 1965–70; from German kippe “edge, arm of a balance,” from Low German: “point, edge,” from Latin cippus “stake, post”

Example Sentences

A 30% depreciation in the Lao currency, the kip, has worsened those woes.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2022

Going to have a lovely kip tonight in my hospital bed.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2021

The only two living souls I saw were a couple of vulnerably housed people, using the park benches for quiet kip.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2021

After all, even those of us who lack soundproof windows and hop-infused pillows still appreciate a good night’s kip.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2016

“He wants a kip, and his bar’s turned into a railway station.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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