pip emma

[ pip em-uh ]
/ ˈpɪp ˈɛm ə /

adverb British.

in, on, or during the afternoon.

Origin of pip emma

First recorded in 1910–15; phrase representing P.M., used by signalmen

Words nearby pip emma

piopio, piosity, pious, piozzi, pip, pip emma, pip-emma, pipa, pipage, pipal, pipe

Example sentences from the Web for pip-emma

  • "Meet you at W Beach at ten pip-emma," cried I, now some distance away.

    Tell England |Ernest Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for pip-emma

pip-emma
/ (ˈpɪpˈɛmə) /

adverb

old-fashioned in the afternoon; p.m Compare ack-emma

Word Origin for pip-emma

World War I phonetic alphabet for P, M