Definition
opened or separated something by pulling down the zipper; also means to reveal or expose something that was hidden.
Etymology
From 'un-' (prefix meaning to reverse) + 'zip' (from the sound zippers make), popularized in the 1920s-30s. The word combines the imitative sound of a zipper closing with the prefix for reversal.
Kelly Says
The word 'zip' is pure onomatopoeia—someone literally named it after the sound it makes! Before zippers were invented in the late 1800s, people had no word for this action, showing how technology creates our language.
Translations
CACatalà
desbocat
de-s-bo-cat
CSČeština
rozopnutý
ro-zo-p-nut-y
DEDeutsch
aufgeknöpft
owf-ge-knoepft
ELΕλληνικά
ξεκλείδωσε
kse-klei-do-se
ESEspañol
desabrochado
des-a-bro-cha-do
FAفارسی
بازشده
ba-z-she-deh
FISuomi
avautunut
ava-u-nut
FRFrançais
dézippé
de-zi-pe
HUMagyar
kiszabadítva
ki-sza-ba-dit-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
dibuka
di-buka
ITItaliano
sganciato
s-gan-cha-to
JA日本語
ファスナーを開けた
fasunaa wo aketa
MRMR
उघडलेले
u-gh-da-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dibuka
di-buka
NLNederlands
ontknoopt
on-t-kno-pt
PLPolski
rozpięty
roz-pje-n-ty
PTPortuguês
desabotoado
de-sa-bo-ta-do
RORomână
desfăcut
de-sfă-cut
RUРусский
разunzipped
raz-unzipped
SVSvenska
uppknäppt
upp-knap-t
SWKiswahili
ufunguliwa
u-fun-goo-li-wa
TEతెలుగు
తెరిచిన
teri-ch-ina
UKУкраїнська
розстібаний
roz-sti-ba-niy
VITiếng Việt
mở khóa
mo khoá
ZH中文
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