Difference between revisions of "Phifie"
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| − | * '' | + | * '''wifey, wifie:''' wife → '''addle liddle phifie''' = ''had a little wifey'' |
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| − | * '''Fifi''' | + | * '''addle liddle phifie:''' [[ALP]], recurring initialism for Anna Livia Plurabelle |
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| − | * ''' | + | * '''Fifi:''' petname for Josephine → Napoleon Bonaparte's Joséphine? |
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| + | * '''fife:''' a small, high-pitched flute used to accompany drums in a military marching band → particularly associated with Protestant marching bands in Ulster | ||
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| + | * '''phi:''' the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, commonly used to denote the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_%28waves%29 phase of a wave] in physics; the diameter of a circle in geometry | ||
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| + | * '''fie:''' an expression of distaste or disapproval | ||
Revision as of 07:00, 23 June 2006
- wifey, wifie: wife → addle liddle phifie = had a little wifey
- addle liddle phifie: ALP, recurring initialism for Anna Livia Plurabelle
- Fifi: petname for Josephine → Napoleon Bonaparte's Joséphine?
- fife: a small, high-pitched flute used to accompany drums in a military marching band → particularly associated with Protestant marching bands in Ulster
- phi: the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, commonly used to denote the phase of a wave in physics; the diameter of a circle in geometry
- fie: an expression of distaste or disapproval
