1 B2 idiomatic informal
To sleep outdoors or away from one's own home, often without proper bedding or arrangements.
"The festival organisers warned that anyone who missed the last shuttle would have to kip out in the field."
inseparable
kip out
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
(British informal) To sleep outside or away from one's own home, often in informal or improvised conditions.
In plain English
To sleep somewhere outside or not at your own house.
What does "kip out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
British slang. Used when someone sleeps in the open air, in a park, or at another person's home without proper accommodation. Associated with spontaneity or financial hardship depending on context.
Words that pair with "kip out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
garden park outside rough tonight somewhere
How to conjugate "kip out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
kip out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
kips out
he/she/it
Past simple
kiped out
yesterday
Past participle
kiped out
have + pp
-ing form
kiping out
continuous
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