pick up stompies in English

Forms: picks up stompies [present, singular, third-person], picking up stompies [participle, present], picked up stompies [participle, past], picked up stompies [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: See stompie (“cigarette butt”), suggesting something that is over and done with. Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pick up stompies}} pick up stompies (third-person singular simple present picks up stompies, present participle picking up stompies, simple past and past participle picked up stompies)

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  "etymology_text": "See stompie (“cigarette butt”), suggesting something that is over and done with.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "picks up stompies",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picking up stompies",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked up stompies",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked up stompies",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To join a conversation at the tail end, without knowing much about its content."
      ],
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        "(South Africa) To join a conversation at the tail end, without knowing much about its content."
      ],
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        "South-Africa"
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  "word": "pick up stompies"
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{
  "etymology_text": "See stompie (“cigarette butt”), suggesting something that is over and done with.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "picks up stompies",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picking up stompies",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked up stompies",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked up stompies",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "*",
        "head": "pick up stompies"
      },
      "expansion": "pick up stompies (third-person singular simple present picks up stompies, present participle picking up stompies, simple past and past participle picked up stompies)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "South African English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To join a conversation at the tail end, without knowing much about its content."
      ],
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        "(South Africa) To join a conversation at the tail end, without knowing much about its content."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pick up stompies"
}

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"pick up stompies" meaning in English

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