pip emma
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Englisch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pip (“P”) + emma (“M”) in RFC WWI signalese.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛmə
Adverb
[edit]pip emma (not comparable)
- (British) Expansion of p.m.: in the afternoon oder evening.
- 1938, P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters:
- On the spot, ready to the last button, at twelve pip emma.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]informal: in the evening
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