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/pip"skweek'/, n. Informal.a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.[1895-1900; PIP4 + SQUEAK]
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pipsqueak — 1910, from the trivial noise a young or weak creature makes … Etymology dictionary
pipsqueak — [n] nonentity nobody, runt, shrimp, squirt, twerp, whippersnapper; concept 424 … New thesaurus
pipsqueak — ► NOUN informal ▪ an insignificant or contemptible person … English terms dictionary
pipsqueak — [pip′skwēk΄] n. [ PIP3 + SQUEAK] Informal anyone or anything regarded as small or insignificant … English World dictionary
pipsqueak — UK [ˈpɪpˌskwiːk] / US [ˈpɪpˌskwɪk] noun [countable] Word forms pipsqueak : singular pipsqueak plural pipsqueaks old fashioned an insulting word for someone who is younger or smaller than you … English dictionary
pipsqueak — n. a small or timid man or boy. (Also a term of address.) □ Shut up, you little pipsqueak, or I’ll hit you. □ I may be a pipsqueak, but I am a gentleman … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pipsqueak — tiny person, weak man, potlicker, wimp Keith was a pipsqueak until he started lifting weights … English idioms
pipsqueak — noun (C) someone that you think is not worth attention or respect, especially because they are small or young: Shut up, you little pipsqueak! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Pipsqueak — small or insignificant person or thing … Dictionary of Australian slang
pipsqueak — Australian Slang small or insignificant person or thing … English dialects glossary
