tip-offn.

Forms: Also tip off, tipoff.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtip-off.

1. [ < verbal phrase to tip off : see tip v.⁵ 2]

a. Information, a ‘tip’, esp. about criminal activity; a hint or ‘giveaway’. slang (originally U.S.).

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society > communication > information > [noun] > special or useful

hint1777

wrinkle1818

tip1845

hunch1849

the straight tip1871

kinklea1873

speech1874

quiff1881

pointer1884

griffin1889

griff1891

tip-off1901

rumble1905

wheeze1906

drum1915

1901 J. F. Willard World of Graft 164 ‘So much down now,’ he said, ‘and so much when the show's over. Otherwise it's a tip-off and pinch.’

1918 H. C. Witwer From Baseball to Boches iv. i. 142 Nobody knew we was comin' up to the front... The first real tip off was when they served out the identification tags.

1923 L. J. Vance Baroque xxvii. 176 I traced the tip-off back to him.

1938 E. Waugh Scoop ii. xii. 138 Now he had something under his hat; a tip-off straight from headquarters, news of high international importance.

1945 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 23 May 8 One of the first tipoffs on this romance came when La Bacall followed ‘The Leer’ to New York some months ago.

1955 W. Tucker Wild Talent xi. 151 Karen was driving the tip-off car.

1960 Observer 24 Jan. 5/2 There was a tip-off available about when it [sc. a bank] was going to be stacked up with cash.

1977 Birds Winter 15/2 There was a tip-off about the robbery and RSPB staff lay in wait near the nest.

b. A person supplying information, esp. in connection with criminal activity. slang.

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society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer

wrayerc1000

wrobberc1300

discoverera1400

denunciator1474

informer1503

denouncer1533

detector1541

delatora1572

sycophant1579

inquisitor1580

scout1585

finger man1596

emphanista1631

quadruplator1632

informant1645

eastee-man1681

whiddler1699

runner1724

stag1725

snitch1785

qui tam1788

squeak1795

split1819

clype1825

telegraph1825

snitcher1827

Jack Nasty1837

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mouse1890

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fizgig1902

screamer1902

squeaker1903

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shopper1924

narker1932

snurge1933

cheese eater1935

singer1935

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top-off1941

tout1959

rat fink1961

whistle-blower1970

1941 M. Allingham Traitor's Purse xiv. 163 The other little syndicate..must have a tip-off in the police somewhere.

1961 ‘J. Welcome’ Beware of Midnight xiii. 166 I don't know which of the servants here is a tip-off to the Secret Police, but one of them is.

1973 R. Busby Pattern of Violence vi. 90 They've got a good tip-off man on the inside.

2. [ < tip v.¹ 1a, after kick-off, etc.] Basketball. A method of (re)starting play, in which two opposing players contest a jump-ball; an instance of this.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > start of play

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1924 W. E. Meanwell Sci. of Basket Ball 62 During scrimmage watch the tip-off formations and also those for jump ball and from out of bounds.

1937 F. C. Allen Better Basketball 181 On the tip-off, a player should tap the ball up and over his opponent.

1977 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 11 Jan. 13/9 Loughborough are the visitors to Newton Aycliffe on Sunday for a 3 p.m. tip-off.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	tip-off
释义	tip-offn. Forms: Also tip off, tipoff. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtip-off. 1. [ < verbal phrase to tip off : see tip v.⁵ 2] a. Information, a ‘tip’, esp. about criminal activity; a hint or ‘giveaway’. slang (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > [noun] > special or useful hint1777 wrinkle1818 tip1845 hunch1849 the straight tip1871 kinklea1873 speech1874 quiff1881 pointer1884 griffin1889 griff1891 tip-off1901 rumble1905 wheeze1906 drum1915 1901 J. F. Willard World of Graft 164 ‘So much down now,’ he said, ‘and so much when the show's over. Otherwise it's a tip-off and pinch.’ 1918 H. C. Witwer From Baseball to Boches iv. i. 142 Nobody knew we was comin' up to the front... The first real tip off was when they served out the identification tags. 1923 L. J. Vance Baroque xxvii. 176 I traced the tip-off back to him. 1938 E. Waugh Scoop ii. xii. 138 Now he had something under his hat; a tip-off straight from headquarters, news of high international importance. 1945 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 23 May 8 One of the first tipoffs on this romance came when La Bacall followed ‘The Leer’ to New York some months ago. 1955 W. Tucker Wild Talent xi. 151 Karen was driving the tip-off car. 1960 Observer 24 Jan. 5/2 There was a tip-off available about when it [sc. a bank] was going to be stacked up with cash. 1977 Birds Winter 15/2 There was a tip-off about the robbery and RSPB staff lay in wait near the nest. b. A person supplying information, esp. in connection with criminal activity. slang. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer wrayerc1000 wrobberc1300 discoverera1400 denunciator1474 informer1503 denouncer1533 detector1541 delatora1572 sycophant1579 inquisitor1580 scout1585 finger man1596 emphanista1631 quadruplator1632 informant1645 eastee-man1681 whiddler1699 runner1724 stag1725 snitch1785 qui tam1788 squeak1795 split1819 clype1825 telegraph1825 snitcher1827 Jack Nasty1837 pigeon1847 booker1863 squealer1865 pig1874 rounder1884 sneak1886 mouse1890 finger1899 fizgig1902 screamer1902 squeaker1903 canary1912 shopper1924 narker1932 snurge1933 cheese eater1935 singer1935 tip-off1941 top-off1941 tout1959 rat fink1961 whistle-blower1970 1941 M. Allingham Traitor's Purse xiv. 163 The other little syndicate..must have a tip-off in the police somewhere. 1961 ‘J. Welcome’ Beware of Midnight xiii. 166 I don't know which of the servants here is a tip-off to the Secret Police, but one of them is. 1973 R. Busby Pattern of Violence vi. 90 They've got a good tip-off man on the inside. 2. [ < tip v.¹ 1a, after kick-off, etc.] Basketball. A method of (re)starting play, in which two opposing players contest a jump-ball; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > start of play tip-off1924 1924 W. E. Meanwell Sci. of Basket Ball 62 During scrimmage watch the tip-off formations and also those for jump ball and from out of bounds. 1937 F. C. Allen Better Basketball 181 On the tip-off, a player should tap the ball up and over his opponent. 1977 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 11 Jan. 13/9 Loughborough are the visitors to Newton Aycliffe on Sunday for a 3 p.m. tip-off. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1901
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