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definition

it gives me the pip expression or saying

I find it annoying or irritating

Example

The way her next door leaves the milk out on the doorstep all morning gives me the pip

Origin

Apparently a 19ᵗʰ century expression, in this sense. It reportedly goes all the way back to the 14ᵗʰ century when it referred to people who were infectiously lethargic or depressed, pip being a disease of poultry with those symptoms

Collector

Granny – 1950s?
Marion Dixon (Howes) – mother of Mum, spouse of Pop

Submitted: 31/03/2025 by Mark ● Last updated: 31/03/2025 11:39 by Mark

comments

 No disrespect to Granny Dixon, but isn’t this in common usage? Interesting the link to disease in chooks, tho!

—CC, 05 Apr 2025

any thoughts?

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