nappy
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noun, plural nap·pies.
a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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nappy1 (ˈnæpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -pies | |
| (Brit) Also called: napkin, US and Canadian name: diaper a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its urine and excrement | |
| [C20: changed from | |
| nappy2 (ˈnæpɪ) | |
| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| 1. | having a nap; downy; fuzzy |
| 2. | of alcoholic drink, esp beer |
| a. having a head; frothy | |
| b. strong or heady | |
| 3. | dialect chiefly (Brit) slightly intoxicated; tipsy |
| 4. | (of a horse) jumpy or irritable; nervy |
| —n | |
| 5. | any strong alcoholic drink, esp heady beer |
| 'nappiness2 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
nappy
"downy," 1499, from nap (n.). Meaning "fuzzy, kinky," used in colloquial or derogatory ref. to the hair of black people, is from 1950.
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Example sentences
Boys are pampered at home by their mothers and expect the same treatment-no nappy-changing, no washing up-later from their wives.
Everyone agrees, however, that two nappy-changers are better than one.
And be proud that you have beautiful brown eyes and nappy hair.
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