Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appy

/ˈæ.pi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: ap-py
IPA: /ˈæ.pi/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

noun

Slang

noun

Slang

noun

Slang

noun

noun

Short for appaloosa (“type of horse”).

Informal

noun

Alternative form of appy (“appaloosa horse”).

Informal

Example Sentences

"if you get an appy or a dessert it's on you"
"perfed appy"
"I want to learn to do two types of cases while on this rotation—hernias and appendectomies. There are always plenty of hernias scheduled during the month, but the appendectomies seem to come in spurts; entire months have gone by without a single “appie” coming in."
"I want appy juice."
"2023, Sarah Maslin Nir, Raymond White, The Jockey & Her Horse […] she felt pride, like the day a grown-up Cheryl was inducted into the Appaloosa Horse Club's Hall of Fame for riding appys, a type of spotted ranch horse known for its blazing bursts of speed."

Etymology

Clipping of appetizer + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

appies (plural) appys (plural) appie (alternative)

Phrases

lap appy

Rhymes With

happy rock happy unhappy crappy scrappy snappy nappy flappy sappy pappy strappy chappy

Questions

How do you pronounce appy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæ.pi/.
What does appy mean?: An appetizer.
Where does appy come from?: Clipping of appetizer + -y.

How to pronounce appy

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