pip-popint.n.
/ˈpɪpˌpɒp/, /ˌpɪpˈpɒp/, U.S. /ˈˌpɪpˈˌpɑp/ rare.
A. int.
Imitating the sound of gun fire.
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?1775 Fair Isabel's Garland 4 Oh glorious fun, For a gun, pip, pop, change my little pop-gun.
1794 J. C. Cross Apparition ii. 22 Pip pop in the air, Lord! how bold are they firing, Retreating, advancing, dear me, they're all life.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 14 Nov. 1/3 Once outside the outposts of the base town and the fun begins. Pip-pop—pip-pop—the Yeomanry in advance have been fired upon.
B. n.
The sound made by the firing of a gun.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [noun] > of guns or shells
flash in the pan1566
bark1871
phut1874
prut1898
pip-pop1902
bom1906
crump1914
crumping1919
poop1919
cough1928
1902 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 392 The sound still rings in my ears of the metallic pip-pop of the Mauser.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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