pip emma

[ pip-em-uh ]

/ ˈpɪp ˈɛm ə /

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adverb British.

in, on, or during the afternoon.

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Origin of pip emma

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

Words nearby pip emma

pipe-layer, pipeline, pipeliner, pipelining, pipe major, pip emma, pipe of peace, pipe organ, piper, piperaceous, piperacillin

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How to use pip emma in a sentence

Following her upbringing at Chartwell, the Churchill family home in Kent, Mary Soames, according to Emma Soames, had “a good war.”
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“She was very kind and I never heard her say an unkind word about anyone,” Emma Soames says.
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Andrew Borden, his two daughters, Lizzie and Emma, and his wife, Abby, lived in the stately abode at 92 Second Street.
Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House?|Nina Strochlic|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Emma Shulevitz said she was interviewed by law enforcement and said that in 2012 Freundel asked her to do a practice dunk.
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Emma Watson this week impressed many with an impassioned U.N. speech about gender inequality.
Celebrities, STFU About Your ‘Privacy’|Tim Teeman|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Scattergood ate with ease and pleasure two complete suppers—to the openly expressed admiration of Emma, the waitress.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Ellen's high spirits will carry her through many a sharp battle, from which Emma's sensitive nature would never recover.
Alone|Marion Harland
The allusion is to a game of cards called one-and-thirty; thirty-two is a pip too many.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
"You have offended Carry," said Emma, apprehensively, as the former walked towards the other room.
Alone|Marion Harland
“I came to bring Emma the silks, and to see how the work was getting on,” said Miss Deveen as she shook hands.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for pip emma

pip-emma

/ (ˈpɪpˈɛmə) /

adverb

old-fashioned in the afternoon; p.mCompare ack-emma

Word Origin for pip-emma

World War I phonetic alphabet for P, M

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