pip emma

[ pip em-uh ]

adverb

, British.

1. in, on, or during the afternoon.

pip-emma

/ ˈpɪpˈɛmə /

adverb

1. See ack-emma
   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

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

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

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

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