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nappy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?næpi/
- Rhymes: -æpi
Etymology 1
Probably shortened from napkin (but possibly a corruption of French nappe, since napkin is already a diminutive).
Noun
nappy (plural nappies)
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
- 1995, Jennie Lindon, Lance Lindon, Leandra Negrini, Caring for Young Children, page 60,
- You will notice that disposable nappies are sold in boy and girl versions. They vary in where the thickest padding is provided.
- 2005, Medical Association of Malawi, Malawi Medical Journal: The Journal of Medical Association of Malawi, Volume 17, page 39,
- Other equipment required was soap for hand washing and washing of nappies, a washing line for the drying of nappies, […] .
- 2008, Isabelle Young, Healthy Travel: Asia & India, Lonely Planet, 2nd edition, page 275,
- You could burn disposable nappies (not a very practical option); otherwise, it?s probably best to take a supply of large plastic bags or nappy sacks with you and to dispose of them as thoughtfully as you can.
- 2009, Chris Arnold, Ethical Marketing and The New Consumer, page 55,
- In response we mailed hundreds of nappies to students in halls. On the nappy was a simple message, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO PUT ON A CONDOM.
- 1995, Jennie Lindon, Lance Lindon, Leandra Negrini, Caring for Young Children, page 60,
Synonyms
- (US, Canada) diaper
- (South African, archaic British) napkin
Translations
Verb
nappy (third-person singular simple present nappies, present participle nappying, simple past and past participle nappied)
- (transitive) To put a nappy on.
- The mother nappied the baby.
See also
- Diaper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From nap +? -y.
Adjective
nappy (comparative nappier, superlative nappiest)
- Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
- 1950, US District Courts, US Court of Claims, US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Federal Supplement, Volume 89, page 438,
- The original accused device, as was the patented device, was made of cotton flannel with a nappy surface on each side, […] .
- 1950, US District Courts, US Court of Claims, US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Federal Supplement, Volume 89, page 438,
- (US, informal, sometimes offensive) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)
- 1987, Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography, page 30,
- We would talk about each other?s ugly, big lips and flat noses. We would call each other pickaninnies and nappy-haired so-and-so?s.
- 2006, Ronald L. Jackson II, Scripting the Black Masculine Body, page 52,
- For example, some Black people?s corporeal zones include nappy hair texture, wide noses, thick lips, and darker-than-white skin complexion, all of which come into play when an individual is interacting with a cultural “Other.”
- 2010, Nadine George-Graves, Urban Bush Women: Twenty Years of African American Dance Theater, Community Engagement, and Working It Out, page 50,
- She had decided to just cover her hair with a scarf because Aunt Bell was “old school” and Zollar did not want to have to explain why she had nappy hair.
- 1987, Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography, page 30,
- (rare) Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
- 1930, Hubert Evans, H. E. M. Sellen, The Silent Call (page 90)
- After supper I felt nappy and dropped right off to sleep.
- 1930, Hubert Evans, H. E. M. Sellen, The Silent Call (page 90)
Translations
See also
- Afro-textured hair on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Discrimination based on hair texture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3
From Middle English nap, from Old English hnæp, hnæpp, hnæpf (“cup, bowl”), from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“bowl, goblet, cup”). See hanaper.
Alternative forms
- nappie
Noun
nappy (plural nappies)
- A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
- 1902, Charles Austin Bates, The Art and Literature of Business, Volume 4, page 328,
- Suppose you advertise a “five-inch glass nappy.” It doesn?t tell a reader anything — a woman especially. She can?t tell how big five inches are anyway ; but just say, “large imitation cut glass fruit saucers at thirty cents a dozen,” and get your packers ready.
- 1909, Milton Osman Jones, Guide to Successful Squab Raising, page 11,
- The use of a glazed earthenware nesting-dish, or “nappy, ” 9 inches in diameter across the top, is strongly advised.
- 1914, Southern Pharmaceutical Journal, Volume 7, page 626,
- Place a slice of pineapple in a fruit nappy, place on it a No. 10 cone of vanilla ice cream and pour over it a ladle of chop suey dressing, crowning it with a freshly opened lycher nut or a cherry.
- 1902, Charles Austin Bates, The Art and Literature of Business, Volume 4, page 328,
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
nappy (comparative nappier, superlative nappiest)
- (of a drink) Foamy; having a large head.
- (of a horse) Nervous, excitable.
- 1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin 2013, p. 161:
- ‘He's a mutton-fisted beggar; but the horse is a bit nappy, and young Roger'll be the man to keep him going at his fences.’
- 1948, John Edward Hance, Better Horsemanship, page 73,
- I do feel, however, that in talking lightheartedly of making rearing, pulling or nappy horses into useful members of equine society I am treading on very dangerous ground.
- 2006, Karen Coumbe, Karen Bush, The Complete Equine Emergency Bible, page 151,
- Note that it is possible that a horse is not in fact being nappy at all, but is suffering the onset of muscle disorders: it is up to the rider to interpret the signs correctly.
- 2007, Michael Peace, Lesley Bayley, The Q and a Guide to Understanding Your Horse, page 66,
- When riders are too dominant various problems can arise: a horse may become nappy, or refuse to go forward.
- 1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin 2013, p. 161:
Noun
nappy (uncountable)
- (obsolete) A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.
- 1827, R. Charlton, Newcastle Improvements, in T. Thompson, et al. A Collection of Songs, Comic and Satirical, Chiefly in the Newcastle Dialect, page 151,
- Aw?ve seen when we?ve gyen iv a kind, freenly way / To be blithe ower a jug o? good nappy—
- 1857, Hugh Miller, The Cruise of the Betsey, 2009, Echo Library, page 248,
- Weel do I mind that in a? our neeborly meetings—bridals, christenings, lyke-wakes an? the like,—we entertained ane anither wi? rich nappy ale; […] . But the tea has put out the nappy; an? I have remarked, that by losing the nappy we lost baith ghaists an? fairies.
- 1827, R. Charlton, Newcastle Improvements, in T. Thompson, et al. A Collection of Songs, Comic and Satirical, Chiefly in the Newcastle Dialect, page 151,
Etymology 5
Related to knap.
Adjective
nappy (comparative nappier, superlative nappiest)
- (Scotland) brittle
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dapper
English
Etymology
From Middle English daper (“pretty, neat”), from Middle Dutch dapper (“stalwart, nimble”), Old Dutch *dapar, from Proto-Germanic *dapraz (“stout; solid; heavy; bold”) (compare German tapfer "bold", Norwegian daper "saddened, dreary"), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eb- ‘thick, heavy’ (compare Tocharian A tpär ‘high’, Latvian dàbls ‘strong’, Serbo-Croatian ????? (dèbeo) ‘fat’).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?dæp?(?)/
- Rhymes: -æp?(r)
Adjective
dapper (comparative dapperer, superlative dapperest)
- Neat, trim.
- 1892, Henry Seton Merriman, The Slave Of The Lamp:
- This entrance is through a little courtyard, in which is the stable and coach-house combined, where Madame Perinere, a lady who paints the magic word "Modes" beneath her name on the door-post of number seventeen, keeps the dapper little cart and pony which carry her bonnets to the farthest corner of Paris.
- 1892, Henry Seton Merriman, The Slave Of The Lamp:
- Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.
- 1917, P. G. Wodehouse, The Man With Two Left Feet:
- Going down the street, you would meet a typical commercial traveller, dapper and alert.
- 1917, P. G. Wodehouse, The Man With Two Left Feet:
- Quick; little and active.
Derived terms
- Dapper Dan
Translations
Anagrams
- Eppard, adprep, parped, rapped
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dapper, from Middle Dutch dapper, from Old Dutch *dappar, from Proto-Germanic *dapraz.
Adjective
dapper (attributive dappere, comparative dapperder, superlative dapperste)
- brave, courageous
Derived terms
- dapperheid
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dapper, from Old Dutch *dappar, from Proto-Germanic *dapraz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?.p?r/
- Hyphenation: dap?per
- Rhymes: -?p?r
Adjective
dapper (comparative dapperder, superlative dapperst)
- brave, courageous
Inflection
Derived terms
- dapperheid
- verdapperen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: dapper
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