noun
General Slang
standpipe
STAND-pipe · noun · informal
A public roadside water tap.
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Definitions
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A communal outdoor water faucet; 'standpipe high' jokingly means someone had no real schooling.
“Back in the day everybody fetch water from the standpipe.”
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standpipe In A Sentence
Back in the day everybody fetch water from the standpipe.
Origin & Usage
Bajan/Caribbean; literal standpipe, a fixture of village life.
People Also Ask
What is a standpipe in the Caribbean?
It's a public roadside water tap where communities once fetched their water, a familiar fixture of village life.
What does 'standpipe high' mean?
It's a joking expression meaning someone had no real schooling, as if their education only reached as far as the neighbourhood standpipe.
Are standpipes still used?
They were essential before piped home water was common; the word survives strongly in Bajan speech and older memory.
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