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Pup joint etymology?

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acrmnsm

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May 14, 2013
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Where does the word Pup come from?
 
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Pup? How about etymology?

Pup is a derivation from a mother pipe.

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Ha ha. Indeed, it does come from the mother pipe..
 
The word etymology is derived from the Greek word ἐτυμολογία, etymologia, itself from ἔτυμον, etymon, meaning "true sense" and the suffix -logia, denoting "the study of".[1][2]
 
You might as well ask when does the pup grow up and become a fully grown piece of pipe??

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I think could be real close. How about just a little vocal adulteration of a "plain end pipe" ( pep ), basically all plain end(s) without enough length to be called a real pipe?
 
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