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• pip emma
  pip emma

  adverb

  in, on, or during the afternoon.
• pip-emma
  pip-emma

  adverb

  in the afternoon; p.m Compare ack-emma

pip emma

American  

[pip em-uh] / ˈpɪp ˈɛm ə /

adverb

British.

1. in, on, or during the afternoon.

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pip-emma British  

/ ˈpɪpˈɛmə /

adverb

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

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Etymology

Origin of pip emma

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

Example Sentences

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A machine will be detailed to leave the ground at 10:30 pip emma and lay three fresh eggs on the railway-station at ——.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 19, 1917 by Various

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

From Cupid in Africa by P. C. Wren

"Get my kit down with yours," said I. "I'll meet you at W Beach at ten pip-emma."

From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Ernest Raymond

"Ack-pip-emma" is the Assistant Provost Marshal, whom everybody hates, while just "pip-emma" is the Paymaster, who is always welcome.

From The Emma Gees by Herbert Wes McBride

"Meet you at W Beach at ten pip-emma," cried I, now some distance away.

From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Ernest Raymond

For instance, one will say: "I am going over to 'esses-pip seven,'" meaning "Supporting Point No. 7," or, in stating the time for any event, "ack-emma" is A.M. and "pip-emma" P.M.

From The Emma Gees by Herbert Wes McBride