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tip
noun- a point of view, an aspect or perspective; a concentration upon an aspect UK
- The conversation continued on that tip for most of the journey. — Donald Gorgon, Cop Killer, p. 43, 1994
- In those days Kanya was on an underground speed-garage tip[.] — Wayne Anthony, Spanish Highs, p. 16, 1999
- Look at her, she’s gone on one of her tips. — Lanre Fehintola, Charlie Says..., p. 154, 2000
- He wasn’t on the bogus lawyer, bogus Foreign Legionnaire, bogus gynaecologist tip either. — J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake, p. 96, 2000
- [H]e was coming from the spiritual tip. — Diran Adebayo, My Once Upon A Time, p. 129, 2000
- special information conveyed by an expert or insider; a piece of professional advice; private knowledge, especially in connection with investment or gambling UK, 1845
- Also ensure that the area’s puppy-proofed (see Chapter 24 for tips on puppy-proofing your rooms). — Sarah Hodgson, Puppies for Dummies, p. 62, 2000
- that which is “tipped” to win; the probable winner in a race UK, 1873
- a dirty or chaotically untidy place UK, 1983
Especially applied, apparently, to teenagers’ bedrooms; from a community site where rubbish is tipped. - If your house is a tip, cough up[.] — The Observer, 1 July 2001
- a small group with specific economic functions, such as a drug-selling enterprise US
- — Mark S. Fleisher, Beggars & Thieves, p. 292, 1995: “Glossary”
- a gang US
- Just remember, if you join a prison tip or click, you’ll never fit in out there again. — Seth Morgan, Homeboy, p. 153, 1990
- — William Bentley, Prison Slang, p. 44, 1992
- He was turned down and told that Nevada would have to form its own tip. — Bill Valentine, Gangs and Their Tattoos, 2000
- a rubber thong sandal CAYMAN ISLANDS
- — Aarona Booker Kohlman, Wotcha Say, p. 25, 1985
- a crowd gathered in front of a carnival game or show US
- For a game, however, the operator usually grinds for his own tip, but he also has help. — E.E. Steck, A Brief Examination of an Esoteric Folk, p. 9, 1968
- First, he must get a “tip” (a crowd in front of him). — A.W. Stencell, Girl Show, p. 100, 1999
- a steady, repeating player in a carnival midway game US
- — Gene Sorrows, All About Carnivals, p. 27, 1985: “Terminology”
- a crowd US
- You and I are going to circulate around school, flash the money, and when a tip builds, talk about Vegas Night. — Peter Fenton, Eyeing the Flash, p. 76, 2005
- used as a euphemism for payment for sex US
- The usual price (we call it a “tip”) for a hand job is ten to twenty dollars[.] — Frederique Delacoste, Sex Work, p. 22, 1987
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