单词 | one-pip |
释义 | > as lemmasone-pip one-pip n. Military slang a second lieutenant; = one-pipper n.; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > lieutenant > sub-lieutenant sub-lieutenant1684 under-lieutenant1691 shavetail1846 one-pip1919 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 37 One-pip, Second Lieutenant. 1940 Bulletin (Sydney) 3 Jan. 35/4 Dingbatting to a one-pip artist may be a bit more free and easy. 1942 N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air i. 8 There were the usual tarts and the usual collection of one-pips and airmen. 1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 67 But there were no cars save those of spivs, reps, yanks and greenboys in khaki who really were boys, one-pip shriekers who travelled in packs, heads out the window. < as lemmas |
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