_pippin off_

pip2 n The term "_pippin off_" means to stay away from school. It's another way of explaining playing hookey. In St John's (where I heard it) it was not used until about the junior high school level. Usually anyone who "pipped off" Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN Used I Not used N...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62862
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Summary:pip2 n The term "_pippin off_" means to stay away from school. It's another way of explaining playing hookey. In St John's (where I heard it) it was not used until about the junior high school level. Usually anyone who "pipped off" Yes DNE-cit DICT CEN Used I Not used Not used Newfoundland Folklore Survey

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