pip
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9.9
- noun
- /pɪp/
- I always get a pip when the weather changes suddenly, causing me to feel uncomfortable.
Examples
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The ball is rotated directly by very small movements of the index finger (MCP adduction and abduction and PIP flexion and extension).
Academic text (1992) -
Makes a pip-squeak noise from the corner of his mouth.
Fiction book (1993) -
But he was no pip-squeak either.
Blog text (19) -
It gives me the pip.
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Device positioning to alleviate the continued ulnar drift of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints was of paramount importance.
Academic text (1992) -
After feeling unwell for a few days, she decided to visit the doctor because it gave her a pip.
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He complained that he had a pip after eating that rich dessert.
Synonyms
118
3.2
A feeling of physical pain or mental unease
20
8.1
A general feeling of being unwell, uncomfortable, or lacking energy, often without a clear reason
2
7.9
A minor illness that makes you feel unwell, like a cold
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Etymology
Pip To have 'the pip' means a small, not serious illness; this sense likely grew from the idea of a 'pip' as a tiny problem or spot, so it describes only a little feeling of being unwell.