Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Covered with nap; having abundance of nap on the surface: as, a nappy cloth.
- Heady; strong: applied to ale or beer.
- Tipsy; slightly elevated or intoxicated with drink.
- noun Strong ale.
- noun A round dish of earthenware or glass with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
- Brittle; easily broken.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.
- noun A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
- adjective Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
- adjective obsolete Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady.
- noun Chiefly Brit. A
diaper {4}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, Ireland An
absorbent garment worn by ababy who does not yet havevoluntary control of his or herbladder andbowels or by someone who isincontinent . - noun A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
- adjective Having a
nap (of cloth etc.). - adjective US, slang Of hair: tightly
curled ortwisted ;frizzy (occasionally specifically in reference toBlacks' textured hair). - adjective Foamy; having a large head.
- adjective of a horse
Nervous ,excitable . - noun obsolete A kind of strong
ale ; nappy ale.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of hair) in small tight curls
- noun garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term nappy has been used repeatedly as an insult as though our natural selves are less than.
Archive 2009-10-01 Renee 2009
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The term nappy has been used repeatedly as an insult as though our natural selves are less than.
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Once the nappy is on her pjs go on and then I let her bounce on the bed a little bit.
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Our opposing counsel were dead asleep in nappy nap land by the time Jeff whispered, essentially, “Did you infringe our patent?” and the deponent responded in another whisper, “Yeah, I guess so.”
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Once the nappy is on her pjs go on and then I let her bounce on the bed a little bit.
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Spirits were raised when one teenage Hooray asked Mother of Hoorays for his cuddly muslin nappy and proceeded to suck his thumb, the silence was momentarily golden but after a quick fix he was back in the groove.
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Spirits were raised when one teenage Hooray asked Mother of Hoorays for his cuddly muslin nappy and proceeded to suck his thumb, the silence was momentarily golden but after a quick fix he was back in the groove.
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Spirits were raised when one teenage Hooray asked Mother of Hoorays for his cuddly muslin nappy and proceeded to suck his thumb, the silence was momentarily golden but after a quick fix he was back in the groove.
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Am I alone in thinking that the sight of a wrinkly, grey, washed-out, middle-aged man holding a tiny little pink thing in a nappy is faintly disgusting?
Old Men, Old Women, Young Babies Laban 2006
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I don't think anybody takes the phrase nappy-headed hos to mean that they were actually prostitutes.
lampbane commented on the word nappy
CNN / April 24, 2007
Carolivia Herron is a former English professor and the author of the children's book "Nappy Hair." The book tells the story of an African-American family extolling the strength and wonder of young Brenda's natural hair while affirming her beauty and culture. Uncle Mordecai is the principal character who praises Brenda, and Herron has written the following article from the perspective of what Uncle Mordecai would say about the sullying of the word "nappy."
April 13, 2007
mollusque commented on the word nappy
Yew Hear!
January 1, 2009