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- Dictionarykip/kɪp/
noun
- 1. a sleep or nap: British "I might have a little kip"
- 2. an unpleasant, dirty, or sordid place: Irish "he couldn't get a start in this kip of a city"
verb
- 1. sleep: British "he can kip on her sofa"
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Dec 31, 2013 · 0. Wikipedia suggests that kip is derived from kipper a smoked herring fish. The English philologist and ethnographer Walter William Skeat derives the word from the Old English kippian, to spawn. The origin of the word has various parallels, such as Icelandic kippa which means "to pull, snatch" and the German word kippen which means "to tilt ...
1760–70, probably related to Danish kippe (“dive, hovel, cheap inn”) and Middle Low German kiffe (“hovel”). From the same distant Germanic root as cove. Noun kip (plural kips) (informal, chiefly UK) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed. (informal, chiefly UK) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
Inspired by the question How long is a 'wink'?, I did some work on the origin of the phrase forty winks.Though the OP at the wink question mentions the phrase, it does not ask about its origin.
Jan 29, 2014 · In the Macmillan's dictionary doze (verb) to sleep for a short time, especially during the day nap (verb) to sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day snooze (verb) to sleep for a
Aug 8, 2011 · The phrase "catch you on the flip side" is a very colloquial way of saying "See you tomorrow". It's unusual and unprofessional to see it in a business email. Note that "the flip side" has its origins in analog recording media, such as vinyl recordings. "The flip side" of an album was the way one might refer to the B-side, or side 2.
Apr 17, 2014 · Kip: bed; eg. Get ready for the kip. OR. sleep, nap; eg. 1. Can I kip here tonight? and 2. After a rigorous walk, I needed to kip down a bit on the daybed. As can be seen from the examples, kip is more interchangeable with sleep than nap. One can have a short kip or kip down for the night.
Feb 20, 2020 · 1. Essentially, there is no difference. Depending on context, to have can have various meanings, one of which is "take". He has a car - has = owns; possesses, etc. He has a headache - has = is experiencing; is suffering from. We had a shower - had = took. We had a shower - we used to own a shower. Share.
Jan 16, 2017 · According to Etymonline the expression is from the Scottish expression "wee sma' hours" probably referring to the small number that are used to refer to them (1/2/3 o'clock) as in small hours. Wee hours is attested by 1891, from Scot. wee sma' hours (1787, Burns) Note also the Scottish usage of "wee" in suggesting the idea of a "short time":
Oct 23, 2015 · 1. All: It is 9:00PM, one of my coworker said to me:"Dude, keep it real..". I am curious about what does that means? I thought that phrase only has negative meaning ( like true to urself. behave your true self, etc.. I can not find any positive meaning about this phrase), so I am wondering does he just tell me to relax and chill ( be a REAL ...
Feb 25, 2021 · Feb 25, 2021 at 13:38. As you were = In the manner/style that you previously had. As a command = resume your previous position with the implication of the previous position was relaxed/informal or occupied with something else. – Greybeard. Feb 25, 2021 at 13:40. I’d guess he’s using ”as you were” to mean ”if you will” which is ...
