Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pipul-tree .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Bot.) A sacred tree (
Ficus religiosa ) of the Buddhists, a kind of fig tree which attains great size and venerable age; it lacks the prop roots of thebanyan . Seebo tree .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
bo tree .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
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Examples
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Dat it’s about social networking.of a verreh speshull kind of peepul who has fownd eech uddur..and dat it is a magical place and dey just doan understand.
Why on earth are those - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Plato and Aristotle did their best thinking in the groves of olives and figs around Athens, and Buddha found enlightenment beneath a bo or peepul tree.
Why woodlands are wonderful Colin Tudge 2010
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All forms of gregarious and gambrinous behaviour will see the miscreants up before the magistrates before you can say "Mon the Hoops" or "We arra peepul".
Alex Salmond shows the negligent side of nationalism | Kevin McKenna 2011
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TODAY??? as in, THIS thursday morning??? wow, he gets an early start with the hate … hard to imagine there are so many ignernt hateful peepul who eat it up and actually swallow …
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Best way to serve bland crackers is with those tiny french pickles (cornichons) and a pate made from the freshly obtained livers of white peepul my enemies.
music crickwooder 2009
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Many trees have been held sacred – such as the peepul in India.
Why woodlands are wonderful Colin Tudge 2010
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Nawt enny ub da wurkz dun heer eevur. no cleen bawx, gusshyfudz, peepul fudz, cleen lawndreez, nuffing…..
The usual, Stu. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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*Drags in a tramply-o-lean teh size ob teh entyre rowed, adn high enuff up to mayk shure peepul bownce, nawt splat*
don’t look at me… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Dis da last meggsican hayt ebber mayde, foar da meggsican peepul haz seeen da lites an convurtid too meshbak
Fine, i wear stupid sombrero - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Kitteh iz sooo kyute, peepul shud nawt laff at him!
Video: Kitteh Suckles the Air - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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