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pap

UK/pæp/ US/pæp/ uncommon archaic informal obsolete slang

noun

1.

worthless or oversimplified ideas

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2.

a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders

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3.

Origin

From Middle English pap. Related to Middle Low German pappe, Dutch pap, German Pappe (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste; cardboard”), Old French papa/pape, Latin pappa, Bulgarian папам (papam, “to eat”) and Serbo-Croatian папати/papati (“to eat”), among others. The relationships between these words are difficult to reconstruct. The Germanic word is either a borrowing from Latin or, perhaps more probably, an independent formation in baby-talk.

Phrases

  • pap boat
  • stywe pap

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