Talk:pipe

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Equinox in topic Possible missing slang: telephone

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pipe edit

Rfd-redundant X 2:

  1. To decorate a cake using a pastry bag.
  2. To dab away moisture from.

I have tried to create a figurative sense that includes the "dab" sense. I am more confident that the "pastry bag" sense is included in "decorate with piping", which includes textiles and icing. DCDuring TALK 11:37, 23 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Probably delete the cake-specific sense but give "decorate with piping" a few diverse examples/citations. Equinox 12:08, 23 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Deleted second cake sense as redundant; Kept dabbing sense as not covered by other senses. --EncycloPetey 18:56, 4 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Piped music edit

Muzak is sometimes described as "piped music" or "piped-in music", even though no pipes are involved. Does that mean we are missing a sense? Equinox 10:31, 23 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Possible missing slang: telephone edit

In CBS Radio Mystery Theater (episode "Sheer Terror"), somebody says they will "get on the pipe", evidently meaning the telephone. Equinox 13:10, 17 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

  Done Equinox 19:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
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