"kipsy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kipsies [plural]
Etymology: From kips (“plural of kip (lodging-house or sleep)”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kips|y|gloss1=plural of kip (lodging-house or sleep)|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} kips (“plural of kip (lodging-house or sleep)”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kipsy (plural kipsies)
  1. (Australia) A house or shelter. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-kipsy-en-noun-NP2cjbQ1 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 7 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 7 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: kipsies [plural], kibsey [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kipsy (plural kipsies)
  1. (obsolete, slang) A basket. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-kipsy-en-noun-8eFvAmWO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: kipsies [present, singular, third-person], kipsying [participle, present], kipsied [participle, past], kipsied [past], kipsie [alternative]
Etymology: From kips (“plural of kip (lodging-house or sleep)”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kips|y|gloss1=plural of kip (lodging-house or sleep)|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} kips (“plural of kip (lodging-house or sleep)”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} kipsy (third-person singular simple present kipsies, present participle kipsying, simple past and past participle kipsied)
  1. To board, to reside.
    Sense id: en-kipsy-en-verb-2FCvLKd-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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