pippin

pip·pin

noun \ˈpi-pən\

Definition of PIPPIN

1

: a crisp tart apple having usually yellow or greenish-yellow skin strongly flushed with red and used especially for cooking

2

: a highly admired or very admirable person or thing

Examples of PIPPIN

1. <gave a pippin of a commencement speech that earned a standing ovation>

Origin of PIPPIN

Middle English pepin, from Anglo-French

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PIPPIN

Synonyms: beaut, beauty, bee's knees, cat's meow, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), daisy, dandy, dilly, doozy (or doozie also doozer), dream, honey, hot stuff, humdinger, hummer, knockout, lollapalooza, lulu [slang], nifty, peach, pip, jim–dandy, ripper, ripsnorter, snorter, sockdolager (or sockdologer), standout, sweetheart

Related Words: marvel, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, wonder; catch, crown jewel, diamond, gem, imperial, jewel, pearl, plum, treasure

Near Antonyms: bust, disappointment, dud, failure, flop, lemon, letdown, loser, stinker, turkey

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