plip meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

Plip

nounalso spelled Plip

Etymology Shortened from the name of Paul Lipschutz, French inventor.

A locking system for motor vehicles that uses a small, hand-held remote control.

verb

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.

noun

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

A light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface.

verb

Etymology From Plip (“remote control locking device”), perhaps influenced by onomatopoeia.

To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device.

2004, Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, Muriel Gray, et al. (contributors), Scottish Girls About Town, page 69, […] was unloading bags from the boot of a tiny, shiny, black Ka thing which she then plipped shut with an electronic key.
I point it out to my companion, but he's already moving ahead of me, aiming the remote at the Porsche and plipping it open.2009, Matt Beaumont, Staying Alive, unnumbered page:

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He plipped the locks on the pool car, stuck the keys in his pocket and flexed his aching left hand.2011, Stuart MacBride, Shatter the Bones, unnumbered page:

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