pip-squeak
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pip-squeak
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic from pip + squeak. Cited as early as 1900, the term originally referred to a small artillery shell. In later uses, it became largely onomatopoeic, influenced in part by popular culture, including the comic strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
noun pip-squeaks · pipsqueak
- A small and insignificant person. From day one, I was the school pipsqueak.
- A form of radio-based navigation used by the British Air Force immediately preceding the development of radar.
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noun small and insignificant person
| 日本語 | ちび chibi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 小人物 xiǎorénwù |
| Français | foutriquet |
| Deutsch | Winzling, Würstchen, Pinscher, Niemand |
| Italiano | microbo |
| Русский | ничто́жество ničtóžestvo |
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