pip emma

English

Etymology

From pip (“P”) + emma (“M”) in RFC WWI signalese.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛmə

Adverb

pip emma (not comparable)

  1. (British) Expansion of p.m.: in the afternoon or evening.
    • 1938, P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters:
      On the spot, ready to the last button, at twelve pip emma.

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