kipsy en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From kips (“plural of kip (lodging-house or sleep)”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).
Meanings
- (Australia) A house or shelter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kipsies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
kipsy en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From kips (“plural of kip (lodging-house or sleep)”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).
Meanings
-
To board, to reside.
“[…]It′s some kind of boarding-house that she kipsies in—”
2007, Pip Wilson, Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push, page 155:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kipsies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| kipsied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kipsied | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| kipsying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kipsie | alternative | lexicographic |
kipsy en · NOUN · etymology 2
Meanings
- (obsolete, slang) A basket.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kibsey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kipsies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |