forty weepy weepy

noun

The cryptanalysis of an Enigma message which was a continuation of a previous message sent at a known time.

OriginGerman fort →
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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalcomputingThe cryptanalysis of an Enigma message which was a continuation of a previous message sent at a known time.

Origin

  1. Germanfort“forth”
  2. Englishforty weepy weepy

From a message whose plaintext began fortyweepyyweepy: German fort (“forth”), short for Fortsetzung (“continuation”) + weep, typewriter code for 23:30, the time of the previous message. Enigma machines had no number keys, so the letter y marked the letters to be interpreted as numbers.

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APA

forty weepy weepy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forty%20weepy%20weepy

MLA

“forty weepy weepy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forty%20weepy%20weepy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forty weepy weepy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forty%20weepy%20weepy.

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