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Definition kipper

Etymology 1

Old English cypera "male salmon," perhaps related to Old English coper "reddish-brown metal" (see copper), on resemblance of color. Another theory connects it to kip "sharp, hooked lower jaw of the male salmon in breeding season," from Middle English kippen "to seize, snatch" but OED doubts this.

Noun

kipper (plural kippers)

1. A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
2. A male salmon after spawning.
3. (military, RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.
4. (Britain, naval slang) A torpedo.

Verb

kipper (third-person singular simple present kippers, present participle kippering, simple past and past participle kippered)

1. (cooking) To prepare a herring or similar fish in that fashion.

Etymology 2

Short form of UKIP +‎ -er, influenced by kipper, the type of fish.

Noun

kipper (plural kippers)

1. (Britain, humorous, often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).

Etymology 3

Perhaps akin to Old Norse kjapt (“briskly; impetuously”), kippa ("to snatch; pull; jerk" > Middle English kippen (“to seize”)), kipra (“to wrinkle; draw tightly”), Norwegian kjapp (“fast; brisk”), Dutch kippen (“to seize; catch; grip”). More at kip.

Adjective

kipper (comparative more kipper, superlative most kipper)

1. (Britain, dialectal) amorous
2. (Britain, dialectal) lively; light-footed; nimble

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