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tipple

tip·ple
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tip-uh l]
    • /ˈtɪp əl/
    • /ˈtɪp.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tip-uh l]
    • /ˈtɪp əl/

Definitions of tipple word

  • verb without object tipple to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess. 1
  • verb with object tipple to drink (intoxicating liquor), especially repeatedly, in small quantities. 1
  • noun tipple a device that tilts or overturns a freight car to dump its contents. 1
  • noun tipple a place where loaded cars are emptied by tipping. 1
  • noun tipple Mining. a structure where coal is cleaned and loaded in railroad cars or trucks. 1
  • intransitive verb tipple drink alcohol habitually 1

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Origin of tipple

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
1490-1500; back formation from Middle English tipeler tapster, equivalent to tipel- tap2 (cognate with Dutch tepel teat) + -er -er1; cf. tipsy

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Parts of speech for Tipple

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tipple popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

tipple usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tipple

noun tipple

  • alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
  • alky — a heavy drinker or alcoholic
  • canned heat — fuel packaged to be used in small cans for heating, as with chafing dishes or in portable stoves.
  • firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
  • hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.

verb tipple

  • boozing — any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
  • downed — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • downing — a downward movement; descent.
  • downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.

Top questions with tipple

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