piffingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪfɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪfɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English piff , -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < piff, of imitative origin, representing the sound produced by this sort of firing (compare piff int.) + -ing suffix¹.

Services' slang. Now historical.

Esp. in the navy: the action of firing sub-calibre projectiles.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > sound of firing

report1590

rat-tat1907

poop1919

cough1928

piffing1928

1928 Daily Tel. 10 Jan. 11/5 Gunnery training is confined for the most part to sub-calibre firing—‘piffing’, as it is known in service parlance.

1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 141 Piffing, Sub-calibre firing in the Navy.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 88/1 Piffing, sub-calibre firing. Echoic of the sound. (Gunnery term.)

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piffing
释义	piffingn. Brit. /ˈpɪfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪfɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English piff , -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < piff, of imitative origin, representing the sound produced by this sort of firing (compare piff int.) + -ing suffix¹. Services' slang. Now historical. Esp. in the navy: the action of firing sub-calibre projectiles. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > sound of firing report1590 rat-tat1907 poop1919 cough1928 piffing1928 1928 Daily Tel. 10 Jan. 11/5 Gunnery training is confined for the most part to sub-calibre firing—‘piffing’, as it is known in service parlance. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 141 Piffing, Sub-calibre firing in the Navy. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 88/1 Piffing, sub-calibre firing. Echoic of the sound. (Gunnery term.) This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1928
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