veppy
Definitions
adj. Tedious, vapid.
adj. Lame.
Example Sentences
“For me, my conversation with the old lady was vappy, but I think it made her happy to have someone to talk to." (Weiser)
“The movies they let you watch in camp are so vappy, you don't want to watch them anyway.” (Weiser)
"Yes, I know that it sounds 'veppy' (or whatever word is currently in vogue to connote this idea) to spend time with your brother, sister, or – gasp! – mother, father or grandparents, but think about it this way: In ten or twenty years, will it really make a difference that you went to that 'happening' Simchas Bais Hashoeivah with music and all kinds of drinks?" (source)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
װעפּן 'to evaporate'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
veppie, veppish, veppishe
Notes
See also vep.
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