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tiptop en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From tip + top.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Excellently; in a first-rate manner.

Forms

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Descendants

tiptopkunnossa · tiptopkuntoon

Translations (1)

pl tip-top (excellently)

tiptop en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From tip + top.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The very topmost point.
  2. (countable, figuratively) The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything.
  3. (Multicultural-London-English, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang, uncountable) Oral stimulation of the male member, a blowjob (more commonly top).
    • Bad little bitch give me tiptop, don’t stop, this little beat is a co-bop 2020 July 27, “Sodapop”, Grimz (lyrics), Giusepe (music):

Forms

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Relateds

tippity-top · tippety-top

Translations (5)

fi kärkipiste (very topmost point) · pl wierzchołek (very topmost point) · it di prim'ordine (very topmost point) · fi huippupiste (very topmost point) · bg връх (very topmost point)

tiptop en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Genericized trademark of the brand name Tip Tops, originally made by the now defunct West Bromwich company Crystallized Confections.

Meanings

  1. (UK, Wales, West-Midlands, countable, uncountable) Synonym of freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube, particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized.
    • To us, these are (and always have been) called 'cool pops'. To others - particularly on Twitter - they're everything from 'ice pops' to 'ice lollies' to 'ice poles' to 'freeze pops' to 'Tip-Tops'. 2023 April 17 (last accessed), “The internet is arguing about what these frozen things are officially called”, in entertainment.ie, entertainment.ie, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2022:
    • Brand names also came up with many naming the treat based on the product sold in their region. US users claimed that the sweet treat aught(sic.) to be referred to as an Otter Pop, a popular brand across the pond. Meanwhile UK users were more in favour of the Mr Freeze, found in many a corner shop while Welsh customers said the correct name was in fact a Tip Top. 2018 June 25, Martha Cliff, “Ice pops... or freezies? Debate over the CORRECT name for classic summer treat goes ciral on Twitter - so what do YOU call them?”, in MailOnline, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2021:
    • Although they go by many names across the world freezer pop, ice-pole, pop stick icy-pole ice pop, tip top and ice candy but in the hoods of America they are known and respected as Freeze Pops. The pops are made by freezing flavored liquid such as sugar water, Kool-Aid or some form of fruit juice or purée inside a plastic tube - at least the kinds we ate. 2017, Kenny Attaway, Black Cream: A Handful of Sky & a Pocketful of Confetti:

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Synonyms

particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized · flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube · freeze pop

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