as in fleck
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
a black horse with white pips
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
that new sports car is a real pip
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chiefly British
as in frustration
the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts
listening to all that chat show blather gives me the pip
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Recent Examples of pip
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The second chick started to pip on March 17 and hatched on March 19.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
That same post also noted that the second egg had begun to pip — and that is a wonderful word to learn.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Watchers on Saturday spotted what appeared to be a pip in the second egg.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Just days after the first pip of nesting season for Big Bear bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow, their first eaglet has hatched, and their second egg has a pip as Southern California fans of the duo anxiously await their newest family members.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Then the chicks could begin to chirp, followed by an external pip, when a chick makes a hole in the eggshell.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
This process gives the chick strength to start the external pip.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The facility’s drainage pip from the coffee machines to the floor sink was lacking an air gap.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Don Riddell, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Both these teams topped their respective groups in UEFA’s World Cup qualifying period, with Norway’s run particularly impressive after pipping Italy to first place.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Vollering and Niewadoma-Phinney have their own rivalry, the Polish rider having pipped Vollering to the 2024 Tour de France Femmes by just four seconds.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Arsenal is also a different package than usual leading the Premier League, with Bodo/Glimt knocking out the team that eliminated Barca from the last four last term in Inter Milan, and Sporting Lisbon pipping reigning champions PSG 2-1 in January.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The film also reigned supreme by nabbing $4.38 million over its first weekend in around 130 locations, another new high for the indie studio and a stat that pips awards rival One Battle After Another to the post.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Machado pipped Trump to the award, who had relentlessly campaigned to win the prize himself, alongside a number of political allies including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Although they were pipped to the post in the international category at the 2025 Brit Awards, winners D.C.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
The second chick followed about a week later, starting to pip on March 17 and hatching on March 19.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The second chick started to pip on March 17 and hatched on March 19.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
That same post also noted that the second egg had begun to pip — and that is a wonderful word to learn.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Watchers on Saturday spotted what appeared to be a pip in the second egg.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Just days after the first pip of nesting season for Big Bear bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow, their first eaglet has hatched, and their second egg has a pip as Southern California fans of the duo anxiously await their newest family members.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Then the chicks could begin to chirp, followed by an external pip, when a chick makes a hole in the eggshell.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
This process gives the chick strength to start the external pip.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The facility’s drainage pip from the coffee machines to the floor sink was lacking an air gap.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Rose’s friend McIlroy was the one who pipped him to the green jacket last year.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Both these teams topped their respective groups in UEFA’s World Cup qualifying period, with Norway’s run particularly impressive after pipping Italy to first place.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Vollering and Niewadoma-Phinney have their own rivalry, the Polish rider having pipped Vollering to the 2024 Tour de France Femmes by just four seconds.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Arsenal is also a different package than usual leading the Premier League, with Bodo/Glimt knocking out the team that eliminated Barca from the last four last term in Inter Milan, and Sporting Lisbon pipping reigning champions PSG 2-1 in January.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The film also reigned supreme by nabbing $4.38 million over its first weekend in around 130 locations, another new high for the indie studio and a stat that pips awards rival One Battle After Another to the post.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Machado pipped Trump to the award, who had relentlessly campaigned to win the prize himself, alongside a number of political allies including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Although they were pipped to the post in the international category at the 2025 Brit Awards, winners D.C.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pip
chirp
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The sound of cars has disappeared in the wealthy El Vedado neighborhood, where the soundscape of chirping birds has reemerged.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Since buying controlling interest of the club, Overland Park billionaire Peter Mallouk has been vocal about spending money to make the club better, even chirping in some fan social media comments.—
PJ Green
April 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Pip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pip. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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