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Plip¹

Where it comes from

Shortened from the name of Paul Lipschutz, French inventor.

noun Plips

  1. A locking system for motor vehicles that uses a small, hand-held remote control.

plip²

Rhymes with -ɪp

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun plips

  1. A light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface. He heard the plips of rain on the roof.

verb plips · plipping · plipped

  1. To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.

plip³

Rhymes with -ɪp

Where it comes from

From Plip (“remote control locking device”), perhaps influenced by onomatopoeia.

verb plips · plipping · plipped

  1. To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device. 2004, Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, Muriel Gray, et al. (contributors), Scottish Girls About Town, page 69, […] was unloading bags from the boot of a tiny, shiny, black Ka thing which she then plipped shut with an electronic key.

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"plip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plip. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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plip. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plip

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"plip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plip.

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@misc{plip_2026,
  title = {plip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}