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for the Gipper

for the Gipper prepositional phrase: in dedication to someone held in high regard.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US) In dedication to someone held in high regard.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:for the Gipper.

Origin of for the Gipper

See win one for the Gipper.

Questions about for the Gipper

What does for the Gipper mean?
For the Gipper means in dedication to someone held in high regard.
What part of speech is for the Gipper?
For the Gipper is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for the Gipper in the dictionary

  1. for the chop
  2. for the craic
  3. for the foreseeable
  4. for the fuck of it
  5. for the fun of it
  6. for the Gipper
  7. for the gods
  8. for the heck of it
  9. for the hell of it
  10. for the high jump
  11. for the land's sake

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