Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pip-pip-pip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: pip-pip-pip
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Imitating the sounds of the British speaking clock.

Example Sentences

"There are some lovely nostalgic moments too, about affairs before mobile phones. "The pip-pip-pip calls", Jerry says, of a quick dash to a phone-box while out drinking with his lover's husband, who is also his best friend."
"Certainly, the chatroom in Closer now seems almost as dated as the infamous "pip-pip-pip" payphone calls between adulterous lovers in Harold Pinter's Betrayal."
"Otherwise, why would anyone be in the slightest bit sentimental for all that “pip-pip-pip, get your change sorted out, what's that nasty whiff of urine” palaver?"

Inflected Forms

pip pip pip (alternative)

Questions

What does pip-pip-pip mean?: Imitating the sounds of the British speaking clock.

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