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    pap·py
    /ˈpapē/

    adjective

    • 1. of the nature of pap; soft and bland: "pappy desserts"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pappyPappy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. pap· py ˈpa-pē. chiefly Southern US and Midland US. : papa. Examples of pappy in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Andy audibles and moves the party to the jailhouse, even inviting Sam’s wife and children to join their pappy in his cell. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 23 Dec. 2021.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPAPPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PAPPY definition: 1. Pappy food is unpleasantly soft or contains too much water: 2. entertaining but with no…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPAPPY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    pappy in British English. (ˈpæpɪ ) adjective Word forms: -pier, -piest. resembling pap; mushy. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › pappyPAPPY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. an informal word for father. pappy. 2. / ˈpæpɪ / adjective. resembling pap; mushy. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of pappy 1. First recorded in 1670–80; pap 1 + -y 1. Origin of pappy 2. First recorded in 1755–65; pap (a) + -y 2. Discover More. Example Sentences.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPAPPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PAPPY meaning: 1. Pappy food is unpleasantly soft or contains too much water: 2. entertaining but with no…. Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pappyPappy - definition of pappy by The Free Dictionary

    Define pappy. pappy synonyms, pappy pronunciation, pappy translation, English dictionary definition of pappy. adj. pap·pi·er , pap·pi·est Of or resembling pap; mushy. n. pl. pap·pies Informal Father.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › pappyPappy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PAPPY meaning: a person's father papa used chiefly in the southern and east central part of the U.S.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › pappypappy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · pappy (plural pappies) (colloquial, regional) A father. (colloquial, regional) A grandfather.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › pappy_adjpappy, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective pappy is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for pappy is from 1597, in the writing of Christopher Middleton, translator and poet. pappy is formed within English, by derivation.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › pappyPappy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    (colloquial, regional) Grandfather. Wiktionary. Synonyms: p.a. daddy. papa.