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单词 dappy
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Definition of dappy in English:

dappy

adjectivedappier, dappiestˈdapiˈdapē
British informal
  • Silly, disorganized, or lacking concentration.

    a dappy lass
    he seemed very genuine—and slightly dappy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Possibly I was just having a dappy day.
    • There was one very dappy waitress serving - took ages to order and we waited an hour for the meal.
    • Yes, the plot's a bit dodgy, and a bit dappy in places.
    • He'd gone by the time the dappy girl from local radio got there.
    • OMG, had a blonde moment there - I thought the title of this thread was a new game and was about to post something very very very dappy!
    • Bernard was a complicated man; he came across to many as dappy, absent-minded, almost stupid.
    • I would like it to be known that I am not quite as dappy as the journalistic style of this article might suggest.
    • She is a yappy, dappy dachshund belonging to a man called Gordon.
    • This twaddle is obviously aimed at dappy tourists who think we all still wear bowler hats, and have toilets at the bottom of the garden.
    • I've known quite a lot of dappy nurses over the years (one didn't even know what croup was).
    Synonyms
    silly, foolish, giddy, light-headed, scatty, scatterbrained, feather-brained, hare-brained, empty-headed, vacuous, stupid, brainless

Origin

1990s: probably a variant of dippy.

Definition of dappy in US English:

dappy

adjectiveˈdapē
British informal
  • Silly, disorganized, or lacking concentration.

    a dappy lass
    he seemed very genuine—and slightly dappy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was one very dappy waitress serving - took ages to order and we waited an hour for the meal.
    • This twaddle is obviously aimed at dappy tourists who think we all still wear bowler hats, and have toilets at the bottom of the garden.
    • Possibly I was just having a dappy day.
    • Yes, the plot's a bit dodgy, and a bit dappy in places.
    • I've known quite a lot of dappy nurses over the years (one didn't even know what croup was).
    • Bernard was a complicated man; he came across to many as dappy, absent-minded, almost stupid.
    • He'd gone by the time the dappy girl from local radio got there.
    • OMG, had a blonde moment there - I thought the title of this thread was a new game and was about to post something very very very dappy!
    • I would like it to be known that I am not quite as dappy as the journalistic style of this article might suggest.
    • She is a yappy, dappy dachshund belonging to a man called Gordon.
    Synonyms
    silly, foolish, giddy, light-headed, scatty, scatterbrained, feather-brained, hare-brained, empty-headed, vacuous, stupid, brainless

Origin

1990s: probably a variant of dippy.

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