kipper
IPA: kˈɪpɝ
noun
- A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
- A male salmon after spawning.
- (military, RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.
- (UK, naval slang) A torpedo.
- (Australia, slang) An Englishman who has moved to Australia.
- (Australia) A young Aboriginal man who has been initiated into to the rights of manhood.
- A fool.
- (endearing) A child or young person.
- (UK, informal, humorous, often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).
- A surname.
- (cartomancy) A type of fortune-telling cards.
- A supporter or member of UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party).
verb
- (cooking) To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking.
- (by extension) To damage or treat with smoke.
- To dry out with heat or harsh chemicals; to desiccate.
- To drink or give a drink of alcohol, especially to intoxication.
- To punish by spanking or caning.
- To lead astray or frame; to cause to get into trouble.
- To utterly defeat or humiliate.
adjective
- (fishing, especially of salmon) Out of season.
- (of a tie) Very wide, shaped like a kipper.
- (UK, dialect) lively; chipper; nimble.
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Examples of "kipper" in Sentences
- Please slap me with a buttered kipper.
- I support the merge with Kipper season.
- Hunt them down and slap them with a kipper.
- Your talking about a fish that's called kipper.
- Kappa Kappa Kappa cap a kipper in a copper cap.
- However, that's covered thoroughly in the kipper article.
- Kipper is somewhat similar in appearance to an orange beagle.
- He becomes the target of a slanderous article by Kipper Herring.
- A detailed description of VerbNet dynamic aspect can be found in Kipper et al.
- Another variant of the game called Split or Split the Kipper involves each player throwing the knife at the other player.
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