kip
kip [kip kips kipped kipping] noun, verb BrE [kɪp] NAmE [kɪp] noun uncountable, countable, usually singular (BrE, informal) sleep •I must get some kip. •Why don't you have a quick kip? Word Origin: mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘brothel’): perhaps related to Danish kippe ‘hovel, tavern’. Example Bank: •Try to catch some kip while you can. verb (-pp-)intransitive (BrE, informal) to sleep •You can kip on the sofa, if you like. Verb forms: Word Origin: mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘brothel’): perhaps related to Danish kippe ‘hovel, tavern’.
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