Phrase guide

Pippi Longstocking

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpɪpɪ lɒŋˈstɒkɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒkɪŋ

1

name

Meaning 1

A fictional red-haired girl created by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, who lives with her animals in her pirate father's villa and takes her friends on numerous adventures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person, especially a girl or woman, with long or flamboyant red hair, especially in pigtails or parted down the middle, and prominent freckles.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person, especially a girl or woman, given to headstrong, wild behaviour, flights of fancy, or irrepressible optimism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pollyanna

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From long + stocking, calque of Swedish Pippi Långstrump. As a common noun, after the appearance and nature of the fictional character.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Pipi Çorapegjata — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Arabic: بِيبِي ذَات الجَوْرَب الطَوِيل (Bībī ḏāt al-jawrab aṭ-ṭawīl) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Arabic: جِنَان ذَات الجَوْرَب الطَوِيل (Jinān ḏāt al-jawrab aṭ-ṭawīl) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Armenian: Երկարագուլպա Պիպին (Erkaragulpa Pipin) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Basque: Pippi Kaltzaluze — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Basque: Pippi Galtzaluze — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Catalan: Pippi Calcesllargues — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長襪子皮皮 /长袜子皮皮 (Chángwàzi Pípí) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Danish: Pippi Langstrømpe — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Dutch: Pippi Langkous — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Esperanto: Pipi Ŝtrumpolonga — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Estonian: Pipi Pikksukk — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Finnish: Peppi Pitkätossu — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • French: Fifi Brindacier — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Galician: Pippi Mediaslongas — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Georgian: პეპი გრძელიწინდა (ṗeṗi grʒelic̣inda) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • German: Pippi Langstrumpf — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Greek: Πίπη η Φακιδομύτη (Pípi i Fakidomýti) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Hebrew: בִּילְבִּי גֶּרֶב־בֶּרֶךְ (Bilbí Gérev-Bérekh) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Hebrew: בִּילְבִּי בַּת־גֶּרֶב (Bilbí Bat-Gérev) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Hebrew: בִּילְבִּי (Bilbí) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Hebrew: גִּילְגִּי (Gilgí) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Hungarian: Harisnyás Pippi — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Icelandic: Lína Langsokkur — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Italian: Pippi Calzelunghe — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Japanese: 長くつ下のピッピ (Nagakutsushita no Pippi) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Korean: 말괄량이 삐삐 (Malgwallyang'i Ppippi) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Latvian: Pepija Garzeķe — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Lithuanian: Pepė Ilgakojinė — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Macedonian: Пипи Долгиот Чорап (Pipi Dolgiot Čorap) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Norwegian: Pippi Langstrømpe — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Persian: پیپی جوراببلند (Pipi Jurâb-e-Boland) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Polish: Pippi Pończoszanka — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Polish: Fizia Pończoszanka — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Portuguese: Pipi das Meias Altas — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Portuguese: Píppi Meialonga — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Russian: Пе́ппи Длинныйчуло́к (Pɛ́ppi Dlinnyjčulók) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Serbo-Croatian: Пипи Ду́га Ча̀рапа — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pipi Dúga Čàrapa — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Slovene: Pȋka Nogavíčka — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Spanish: Pippi Calzaslargas — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Spanish: Pippa Mediaslargas — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Swedish: Pippi Långstrump — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Turkish: Pippi Uzunçorap — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
  • Ukrainian: Пе́ппі Довгапанчо́ха (Péppi Dovhapančóxa) — fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren