单词 | pip, squeak, and wilfred |
释义 | Pip, Squeak, and Wilfredn. colloquial. A group of three objects or persons; spec. (a later nickname for) a series of three campaign medals or medal ribbons (the 1914–15 Star, the War Medal, and the Victory Medal) awarded to British soldiers during and at the conclusion of the First World War (1914–18). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > group of three > [noun] leashc1330 ternarya1464 trinity1542 three?1544 triad1546 trine1554 triplicity1585 ternion1587 pair royal1592 trinary1596 trias1610 gleek1615 triangle1621 triple1653 triumvirate1655 prial1776 trio1777 trefoil1826 trinomy1838 Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred1937 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 633/2 Pip, Squeak and Wilfred, the medals (or medal ribbons), 1914–15 Star, War Medal, Victory Medal. 1966 ‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 35 Other names [for a trio of friends] are Pip, Squeak and Wilfrid. 1977 Times 30 Sept. 16/8 That goes for Messrs Pip, Squeak and Wilfred, too. 2004 Sussex Express (Nexis) 29 Apr. Even today..one sees the faded ribbons of ‘Pip, Squeak and Wilfred’ displayed for sale in an antique shop window. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937 |
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