pip emma
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pip emma — adv. & n. Brit. colloq. = P.M. Etymology: formerly signallers names for letters PM * * * (ˈ)pip.ˈemə adverb Etymology: from British signalmen s telephone pronunc. of P.M. Britain : after noon * * * /pip em euh/, Brit. in, on, or during the… … Useful english dictionary
pip emma — /pip em euh/, Brit. in, on, or during the afternoon. [1910 15; phrase repr. P.M., used by signalmen] * * * … Universalium
pip-emma — /pɪp ˈɛmə/ (say pip emuh) adverb Obsolescent p.m. Compare ack emma. {from a signalling code issued in 1898 by the British War Office} …
pip emma — adverb &noun Brit. dated informal term for p.m. Origin First World War: signallers name for these letters … English new terms dictionary
pip emma — a.,adv. World War One signaller s slang for post meridiem … Dictionary of difficult words
ack emma — adv. & n. Brit. colloq. = A.M. Etymology: formerly signallers name for the letters AM * * * (ˈ)ak.ˈemə adverb Etymology: from British signalmen s telephone pron. of A.M. Britain : before noon * * * ack emma /ak emˈə/ (milit sl) adverb Ante… … Useful english dictionary
ack-emma — /æk ˈɛmə/ (say ak emuh) adverb Obsolescent a.m. Compare pip emma. {from a signalling code issued in 1898 by the British War Office} …
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