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kip

noun, verbInformal

A British English slang term. Browse all British slang.

What it means

  1. A sleep or nap: have a kip.

  2. To sleep, especially somewhere improvised: kip on the sofa.

In use

  • I'm going to have a quick kip before we go out.

  • You can kip on the sofa if you miss the last train.

Where it comes from

From Danish kippe, a cheap inn or doss-house. The place-word became the activity.