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hippo

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?p??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?h?po?/
  • Rhymes: -?p??

Noun

hippo (plural hippos)

  1. Clipping of hippopotamus.
    • 2006 "The Eastern Cape village whose dam has been taken over by a hippo will decide next week what happens to the animal." Weekend Argus 24 June 2006.

Derived terms

  • hippo fly

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zippo

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

zip +? -o

Adjective

zippo (not comparable)

  1. (slang) None whatsoever

Translations

Etymology 2

Popular slang among American soldiers in the Vietnam War; from the Zippo brand of lighter.

Alternative forms

  • Zippo

Verb

zippo (third-person singular simple present zippos, present participle zippoing, simple past and past participle zippoed)

  1. (slang) To light on fire.

Italian

Verb

zippo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of zippare

Anagrams

  • zoppi

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