Pip vs Pipi - What's the difference?
pip | pipi |
Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
(humorous) Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.
* , letter to Edward Garnett
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(obsolete) A pippin.
A seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as a peach, orange, or apple.
(US, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
* 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 612:
(British, dated, WW I, signalese) P in (RAF phonetic alphabet)
One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
(military, public service) One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
A spot; a speck.
A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.
A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation
To get the better of; to defeat
To hit with a gunshot
To peep, to chirp
(avian biology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg
One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call.
(finance, currency trading) The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.
(Australia, New South Wales) The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides , endemic to Australia.
* 2006 , Frank Prokop, Australian Fish Guide , 3rd Edition,
* 2007 , Julie McEnally, Lawrie McEnally, Complete Book of Fishing Baits & Rigs ,
* 2009 , David Johnson. The Geology of Australia ,
(NZ) The edible saltwater clam Paphies australis , of the family Mesodesmatidae, endemic to New Zealand.
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As nouns the difference between pip and pipi
is that pip is any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza while pipi is the edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides, endemic to Australia.As a verb pip
is to get the better of; to defeat.As a proper noun Pip
is a diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa.pip
English
(pip)Etymology 1
From (etyl) pippe, from Middle (etyl) pip, from post-classical (etyl) pipita, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- I've got the pip horribly at present.
Derived terms
* like a chicken with the pipEtymology 2
Apparently representing a shortened form of pippin, from (etyl) pipin, from (etyl) ).Noun
(en noun)- She sure is a pip , that one. You need company?
Derived terms
* pip emmaEtymology 3
Origin uncertain, perhaps related to Etymology 2, above.Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (symbol on playing card etc) spotVerb
- He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.
- The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.
Etymology 4
Imitative.Verb
Etymology 5
Imitative.Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (sense) strokeEtymology 6
Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* English palindromes ----pipi
English
Etymology 1
From New Zealand.Noun
(en noun)page 154,
- The sand whiting feeds on nippers, pipis , prawns and especially beach, squirt or blood worms and all these make terrific baits.
page 6,
- Pipis are very good baits for catching bream, trevally, whiting, particularly King George Whiting, leatherjackets and many others.
page 172,
- Bivalves are shells with two valves joined at a hinge, like oysters, pipis and many of the shells picked up on a modern beach.