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▪ I. comping, n.2 chiefly Brit.
Brit. |ˈkɒmpɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈkɑmpɪŋ|
[‹ comp n. c + -ing suffix1. Compare comper n.]
The practice of entering numerous competitions (esp. those promoting consumer goods) in order to win as many prizes as possible.
1987Guardian (Nexis) 21 Nov. 25/2 Plenty of big prizes over the years have been won by people going in for their very first competition. That's the wonderful thing about comps and comping. 1990Sunday Express 5 Aug. 21/3 Winning exotic holidays, cars, cash, clothes and luxury equipment..may be what gets people interested in ‘comping’. 1993D. Moggach Ex-wives xxi. 239 She kept winning things for him; she thought they were in on this together and that they'd become Comping Couple of the Year. 2000Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 21 May ‘Serious ‘comping’ takes time and effort..’ says Susan, who enters up to 50 competitions every month.
▪ II. comping, vbl. n. Printing.|ˈkɒmpɪŋ|
Colloq. abbrev. of composing vbl. n. Also attrib. Cf. comp. b.
1888Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 25 Comping, a slang term for composing or setting type. 1900Daily News 14 Nov. 10/3 (Advt.), Printing.—Wanted, a smart young man..for Comping Room. 1928Melody Maker Feb. 153/3 We apologise to Ben Davis for printers' errors... These ‘comping’ slips made the prices of the Vocaltone Reeds refer to the mouthpieces and vice versa. |