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die Kippe (-n)
   butt, cig, (a) smoke, stub (cigarette); joint; spring (gymnastics); waste dump (Müllkippe), slag heap (mining)

Willst du dir eine Kippe rauchen?
Do you want to smoke a cig?
Drei von seinen Schülern stehen auf der Kippe.
Three of his students may fail (the year).

Related Words:
auf der Kippe stehen stand/be/hang in the balance, be undecided, be touch and go (Also see: der Scheideweg)
das Kippfenster tilting window
kippen dump, tip, tilt; overturn, topple
einen kippen have a (stiff) drink, have a quick one

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