Meanings
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plural appies · plural appys · alternative appie
- informalAn appetizer.
if you get an appy or a dessert it's on you
2017, Ice King, “Bespoken For”, in Adventure Time
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alternative appie
- slangmedicineAppendicitis.
- slangmedicineAppendectomy.
I want to learn to do two types of cases while on this rotation—hernias and appendectomies. There are always plenty of hernias scheduled during the month, but the appendectomies seem to come in spurts; entire months have gone by without a single “appie” coming in.
2001, Richard Furman, Reaching Your Full Potential: Simple Steps to Achieving Your Goals, Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN, page 108
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appy4
plural appys · plural appies · alternative appie
- abbreviationinformalShort for appaloosa (“type of horse”).
2023, Sarah Maslin Nir, Raymond White, The Jockey & Her Horse […] she felt pride, like the day a grown-up Cheryl was inducted into the Appaloosa Horse Club's Hall of Fame for riding appys, a type of spotted ranch horse known for its blazing bursts of speed.
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Origin
appy · noun
Clipping of appendix, appendicitis or appendectomy + -y.
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appy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appy
“appy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appy.
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