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- verb idiomatic, transitive To
alert orinform someone. - verb basketball To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
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- verb give insider information or advise to
Etymologies
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tip + off
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karpkatamala commented on the word tip off
That tipped off the rest of the news media, which prompted a pro-Peterson rally where Peterson attempted to speak while activists tried to drown him out with chanting and white noise.
January 18, 2018