clipping

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈklɪpɪŋ/

Etymology: By surface analysis, clip + -ing.

Excellent; very good.
“A Yankee fellow told a clipping good story.”
“Rather! a clipping good run!”

Etymology: By surface analysis, clip + -ing.

The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).
A piece of something removed by clipping.
“a clipping of hair”
“grass clippings”
An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.
“When a 90-year-old yellowed clipping appeared one day at my feet, an implausible new mystery entered my life.”
A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
“The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".”
“> --Lia An unusual clipping! -or is it not short for Julia?”
The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.
The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.
Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind.

Etymology: By surface analysis, clip + -ing.