pip-squeak
pip-squeak · pip-squeaks
A small and insignificant personA small and insignificant person.
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, informal)A small and insignificant person.
Winzling, Würstchen, Pinscher
ничто́жествоničtóžestvo
someone who is small and insignificant
(historical)A form of radio-based navigation used by the British Air Force immediately preceding the development of radar.
Translations
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Origin
Onomatopoeic from pip + squeak. Cited as early as 1900, the term originally referred to aOnomatopoeic 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.
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Forms
plural: pip-squeaksSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpipsqueakery