pappy

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/ˈpæpi/

adjective

Like pap; soft; mushy.

“Pappy told me about his life.”

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Meanings

pappy1

adjectivepappy (comparative pappier, superlative pappiest)

comparative pappier · superlative pappiest

  1. Like pap; soft; mushy.

pappy2

nounpappy (plural pappies)

plural pappies · alternative pappie

  1. colloquialregionalA father.
  2. colloquialregionalA grandfather.

Pappy3

proper noun
  1. informalone's grandfather

    Pappy told me about his life.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dadfathergrandfathermushypapappawpoppypulpyslushy

Origin

pappy · adjective

From pap + -y.

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pappy · noun

  1. Middle Frenchpapa
  2. Frenchpapa
  3. Englishpapa
  4. Englishpappy

From papa + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pappy

happyunhappysnappystrappyscrappysappyslappycappychappyappyzappyflappyyappycappiecapyknappyreal nappyrock happysappietrappy
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Cite this entry
APA

pappy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappy

MLA

“pappy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pappy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappy.

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