pipsqueak
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pipsqueak
noun
noun, dated military
1: Someone (or something) contemptible or insignificant. (1910 —) .
2: A small high-velocity shell. (1915 —) .
A. G. Empey Pip Squeak, Tommy's term for a small German shell which makes a 'pip' and then a 'squeak', when it comes over (1917).
3: A short, high-pitched sound; (the noise of) a car- or bicycle-horn. (1927 — 63).
4:dated military A radio transmitter used to establish an aeroplane's position. (1943 —) .
noun, dated military
1: Someone (or something) contemptible or insignificant. (1910 —) .
2: A small high-velocity shell. (1915 —) .
A. G. Empey Pip Squeak, Tommy's term for a small German shell which makes a 'pip' and then a 'squeak', when it comes over (1917).
3: A short, high-pitched sound; (the noise of) a car- or bicycle-horn. (1927 — 63).
4:
| pippin, pipperoo, pipped | |
| pirate, pisher, piss |
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