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  1. n. alternative spelling of pip-squeak.

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  • “Guy uses the term pipsqueak in discussing bloggers who pontificate but don't report and the return fire is as purple as piece of prose that I've seen in quite a while.”

    What's the matter with Cleveland?

  • “Very entertaining not the least of which b/c Lam is a "pipsqueak," not the Hammer kinda guy.”

    LU DOULOS; A.A. Fair; John Updike

  • “Sampling from journals, diaries and letters, Mr. Urban gives us a chance to share the pain -- in effect, to campaign with the generals, captains, lieutenants and teenage "pipsqueak" subalterns of the 23rd, and with the rough-and-tumble privates.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Seeing Red

  • “I honestly don't know if the word "pipsqueak" appears therein, but this lil' pet's given name is Elvis -- which does appear in the penultimate chapter -- but nowadays, we tend to call him that only when he's being reprimanded.”

    Archive 2006-06-25

  • “First Impression: Chavi is viewed as kind, caring, and so small that she’s affectionately called a pipsqueak.”

    Simon & Schuster: 5-Star Baby Name Advisor

  • “This was so whether the president was willing the downfall of a Democratic "pipsqueak," criticizing his own vice president for playing tennis or pressing South Vietnam to accept a peace deal that would leave it open to the communist takeover that followed.”

    columbiatribune.com stories

  • “In the public prints, I have been called a "pipsqueak" and a”

    BrothersJudd Blog

  • “He can be biting on occasion, but only in mild, folksy language: he calls Nikita Khrushchev a "pipsqueak" and Mao's wife, Jiang Qing, a "screwball.”

    Imagethief

  • “Tell that puny little pipsqueak of your ego self to get lost because you have just been found.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Bushman Way of Tracking God

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  • reesetee Yep, that's how it's used in my area too. Apr 7, 2008

  • frindley In the lingo from my neck of the woods: someone who is not only small and puny but also annoying and perhaps a little big for the proverbial boots. Often used in the tautological playground insult: "little pipsqueak." Apr 6, 2008

  • oroboros From the noise made by a small, weak newborn what-have-you. Mar 11, 2008

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‘pipsqueak’ has been looked up 1341 times, added to 18 lists, commented on 3 times, and has a Scrabble score of 26.