Where did the phrase pipe down come from?
Interesting fact about Pipe Down
The origin of the expression 'pipe down' is nautical. Whistled signals are given to crews via a boatswain's pipe, with one of those signals meaning “time to go below decks and retire for the evening,” or “be quiet as it's time for bed.” This has been used since the late 16th century.
Coming Down the Pike or Pipe
The idiom meaning soon to happen or appear was originally coming down the pike, not coming down the pipe, but both forms are now widely used and understood.
The phrase coming down the pike has been used in the specific sense of “going to happen or appear in the near future” since at least the 1970s. The pike in coming down the pike is short for turnpike, which is a kind of highway. The phrase likens an upcoming event to a car driving down the road.
to become quiet or quieter; stop shouting, talking, etc.
pipe down in American English
slang. to stop talking; be quiet.
Origin of Down the Pike
As the chief roads that connected cities and towns before highways, turnpikes brought untold and unforeseen things: visitors, freight, opportunity. So the use of down the pike to describe the arrival of the unknown makes sense.
A pizzo – also known as an oil burner, bubble, tweak pipe, meth pipe, gack pipe, crank pipe or ice pipe – is a glass pipe which consists of a tube connected to a spherical bulb with a small opening on top designed for freebasing methamphetamine or crack cocaine as well as other drugs.
To pike is a colloquialism unique to Australia, meaning to 'go quickly'. And a piker is the type of person who would opt out of an arrangement or challenge or not do their fair share.
We are waiting to see what comes down the pipe. The sentence implies that you are standing beneath the pipe looking up–not a good idea. The original expression is “coming down the pike.” It refers to coming down the turnpike, with the image of something getting bigger as it moves toward us.
hang a left (or right), Slang. to make a left (or right) turn, as while driving. 2.
What does piping mean Scotland?
Written by: Doug. Published: 1st October 2017, last updated: 29th June 2022. Brought to the United States over one hundred and fifty years ago by the Scottish immigrants, the bagpipe has become a symbol of mourning for fallen heroes, especially firefighters and policemen.
No flies on you is a complimentary phrase roughly translating to 'you are clever'. This has been Aussie slang since the 1840s and is one Australianism that has even made its way to the US, rather than the other way around.
English translation: breasts
"Did you see those pipes?"
To push the boat out means to throw a wild party, to do something with real vigour, or to incur a large expense. This is a nautical saying which derives from when sailors would throw a raucous party before setting sail. These were known as push the boat out parties. The sailors did not literally push the boat out.
Where does tiptop come from? The first records of tiptop come from around 1695. It combines the words tip, meaning “end” or “apex,” and top, meaning “the highest or uppermost part of something.” The tiptop is the extreme top or the “end” of the top.
brick - Crack Cocaine; cocaine; marijuana; 1 kilogram of marijuana.
(slang, of a man) To have sex. synonyms ▲ Synonyms: hide the sausage, lay the pipe, have sex; see also Thesaurus:copulate.
Pipe comes from the Vulgar Latin pipa, "tube-shaped musical instrument." a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
pick-me girl (plural pick-me girls) (slang, derogatory) A woman who claims or acts as if she is unlike most other women, in order to gain attention from men. quotations ▼
A gorger is a Romani word for a non-Romani person.
What is a snapper in British slang?
(slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer.
Lift your feet completely off the floor, crossing your ankles. This is called a “dead hang.” Lift your chest slightly and pull. Draw your elbows down to your body until your chin is above the bar. As you lower yourself back down, control your release to prevent injury.
Improved grip strength is not the only benefit to hanging
As Peter explains, “A dead hang on the bars is fantastic for shoulder mobility and range of motion. You can depress and retract your shoulder blades while you hang as well as activate your scapula by basically shrugging your shoulders up and down.”
If you say something is coming down the pike, that means it's going to happen sometime soon.
The origin of the idiom 'off the hook' can be found in fishing; a fish on the hook has been caught and is considered to be out of options; it's trapped unless it is released. Just like a fish off the hook, someone who's “off the hook” has been released from obligations or commitments.