tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774625592830261479.post4029634339008978983..comments2024-03-27T13:22:37.478-07:00Comments on The Glass Character: A radical transformationMargaret Gunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281594044624096600noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774625592830261479.post-56773875517501912732014-07-23T20:56:22.449-07:002014-07-23T20:56:22.449-07:00Accord to "The Oxford English Dictionary [OED...<br />Accord to "The Oxford English Dictionary [OED]," the word [spelled pippe] was first used in WRITTEN English about the year 1425. It was a disease of the mouth, somewhat related to a disease that affected fowl, especially chickens. It came from the Latin word "pituita."<br /><br />It gradually took on other meanings, becoming associated with being annoyed or irritated, in the year 1881.<br /><br />Here is the complete entry from the OED:<br /><br /><br />to have (also get) the pip: to be (or become) depressed, despondent, or unwell. to give a person the pip: to annoy or irritate; to make angry, bad-tempered, or dispirited. Margaret Gunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281594044624096600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774625592830261479.post-35702528707947873792014-07-23T20:51:48.138-07:002014-07-23T20:51:48.138-07:00pip1
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...pip1<br />pip/Submit<br />noun<br />noun: pip; plural noun: pips<br />1.<br />a small hard seed in a fruit.<br />synonyms: seed, stone, pit More<br />2.<br />informal<br />an excellent or very attractive person or thing.<br />Origin<br /><br />late 18th century: abbreviation of pippin.<br />pip2<br />pip/Submit<br />noun<br />a small shape or symbol, in particular.<br />any of the spots on playing cards, dice, or dominoes.<br />noun: pip; plural noun: pips<br />a single blossom of a clustered head of flowers.<br />a diamond-shaped segment of the surface of a pineapple.<br />an image of an object on a radar screen.<br />BRITISH<br />a star (1–3 according to rank) on the shoulder of an army officer's uniform.<br />(does not explain "pip pip" or "gives me the pip")Margaret Gunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281594044624096600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774625592830261479.post-2911611166575566292014-07-23T12:54:21.346-07:002014-07-23T12:54:21.346-07:00He inspired me. I feel like a blob of jello these ...He inspired me. I feel like a blob of jello these days.Margaret Gunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281594044624096600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774625592830261479.post-82056424499665417252014-07-23T08:30:24.900-07:002014-07-23T08:30:24.900-07:00This gave me the pip. But I laffed. (what's a...This gave me the pip. But I laffed. (what's a "pip"?)Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.com