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kip

UK/kɪp/ US/ˈkɪp/ fairly common informal uk
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

sleep

  • “roused him from his kip”
2.

the basic unit of money in Laos

3.

a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright

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Origin

From Middle English kippen, from Old Norse kippa (“to pull; snatch”) or Middle Dutch kippen (“to grasp, seize, catch”). Cognate with Norwegian kippe (“to snatch”), Swedish kippa (“to snatch; jerk”); Dutch kippen (“to seize; catch”). Perhaps conflated with some senses of Middle English kepen (“to keep, observe, guard, take possession of, snatch”) (see keep).

Phrases

  • glide kip

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