Phrase guide
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verb
To emerge, come up; be about to happen; to approach or arrive on the scene; to present (itself or oneself).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, person
Qualifier: thing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From pike, short for turnpike (“toll expressway”).
