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pappyshow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pap-pyshow
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

ridiculous, ludicrous

noun

A fool, a buffoon

Countable

noun

mockery, ridicule

Uncountable

verb

to mock, to make fun of

Etymology

Early 20th-century alteration of Scottish dialect puppy show, meaning "puppet show".

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pappyshow (comparative) most pappyshow (superlative) poppy show (alternative) pappyshows (plural) pappyshows (present, singular) pappyshowing (participle, present) pappyshowed (participle, past) pappyshowed (past)

Questions

What does pappyshow mean?
ridiculous, ludicrous
Where does pappyshow come from?
Early 20th-century alteration of Scottish dialect puppy show, meaning "puppet show".

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