Definition of kipsie in English:
kipsie
(also kipsy)
nounPlural kipsies ˈkɪpsi
Australian informal An improvised dwelling or shelter.
〈澳，非正式〉临时居所，临时藏身处
they rigged up a kipsie for me, and gave me everything I wanted
Example sentencesExamples
- Home to our kipsies we've wandered.
- It's time to leave the kipsie and pretend to do something meaningful, like real research.
- They call it "the kipsie" and use it for their coffee breaks.
- Their own little place was what the locals would call a kipsie, which had a door to keep the draughts out and a large, lumpy straw mattress.
- I seen her in me mind, in our own little kipsie, bye an' bye.
Origin
Early 20th century: perhaps from kip4.