pip emma

[pip em-uh]

adverb

British.

1. in, on, or during the afternoon.

pip-emma

/ ˈpɪpˈɛmə /

adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pip-emma¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pip-emma¹

World War I phonetic alphabet for P, M

Example Sentences

Pip-Emma looked at the sausage, too.

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"We're Happy Warriors," Pip-Emma said, "and we're all lost."

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So Pip-Emma was allowed to help nurse the Penguins and sit on their beds when they were convalescing and tell them hair-raising stories of Hell's Kitchen.

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"We gotter do something," Pip-Emma said.

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Pip-Emma nodded approval of her.

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