subs. (Winchester College).—See quot. ZIPH (q.v.).
1864. The Press, 12 Nov., p. 1098. This dialect of school cryptoëpy was known in our youth as HYPERNESE. When spoken fast it defies an outsider’s curiosity. If two consonants commence a syllable, the former is dropped, and W substituted: thus breeches would be wareechepes. If P commences a syllable, G is interpolated: thus penny would be pegennepy.… That Ziph and its cognate languages are well known beyond the boundaries of Winchester is certain. Bishop Wilkins described it, without mentioning it as a novelty, a couple of centuries ago.
