plipper

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noun

A remote-control device used to unlock a car without having to put the keys into the lock.

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electronic car key
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Meanings

nounplipper (plural plippers)

plural plippers

  1. A remote-control device used to unlock a car without having to put the keys into the lock.

    Synonyms: electronic car key

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA remote-control device used to unlock a car without having to put the keys into the lock.

Similar
electronic car key
Also see
electronic car key

Origin

From plip + -er. So-called for the plip sound made when the car is unlocked. From its french inventor Paul Lipschutz (head of Neiman, maker of car anti-theft device for cars ) who created it in 1978.

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APA

plipper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plipper

MLA

“plipper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plipper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plipper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plipper.

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