pip emma

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English

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Etymology

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From pip (“P”) + emma (“M”) in RFC WWI signalese.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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pip emma (not comparable)

  1. (British) Expansion of p.m.: in the afternoon or evening.
    • 1938, P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters:
      On the spot, ready to the last button, at twelve pip emma.
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