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'

    • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      veppie, veppish, veppishe

Notes

  • See also vep.

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