Columbo Tip. Slang expression for someone who's "on it," well informed, and who "knows what he/she is doing." Thus, one would say, "He's really on the Columbo tip." This compliment can be for someone who is, for example, wearing the latest fashion, or being up-to-date on internet memes. Like all compliments, of course, this expression can be communicated in a sarcastic tone. For example, if one wanted to make fun of a person's outdated sense of style, one might say with a smirk, "ooooh, she's really on the Columbo tip."
Possible origin of this slang expression: , a 16th century lecturer in surgery, was thought to be the first (at least for the male, western world!), to identify the clitoris entry Clitoris. Hence, someone on the "Columbo tip" is thought to know where the clitoris is, figuratively speaking. This expression is rarely used in reference to sexual talents, however.
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