pip emma

English

Etymology

From pip (“P”) + emma (“M”) in RFC WWI signalese.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛmə

Adverb

pip emma (not comparable)

1. (British) Expansion of p.m.: in the afternoon or evening.
   • 1938, P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters:

     On the spot, ready to the last button, at twelve pip emma.

Related terms

• ack emma

Translations

informal: in the evening

• Finnish: ii pee
• Ukrainian: після обід (pislja obid)