pip emma

[ pip-em-uh ]

adverbBritish.

in, on, or during the afternoon.

Origin of pip emma

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

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How to use pip emma in a sentence

A machine will be detailed to leave the ground at 10:30 pip emma and lay three fresh eggs on the railway-station at ——.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917 | Various
"Meet you at W Beach at ten pip-emma," cried I, now some distance away.
Tell England | Ernest Raymond
No boat allowed to move in harbour after six pip emma, sah, thank God, please.
Cupid in Africa | P. C. Wren

British Dictionary definitions for pip-emma

pip-emma

/ (ˈpɪpˈɛmə) /

adverb

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

Origin of pip-emma

World War I phonetic alphabet for P, M

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