Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapey

/ˈɹeɪpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: rapey
IPA: /ˈɹeɪpi/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or unease.

Informal

adj

Suggestive of, or characterised by, rape.

Informal

Example Sentences

"This song is pretty rapey if you think about the lyrics."
"If this all sounds a bit “rapey,” that's only because there were different standards of morality back in the days of Greek mythology."
"Because this is a man, let's say you're on a date and some guy comes out of the alley with a knife and a rapey kind of vibe."

Etymology

From rape + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rape

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹeɪpi/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more rapey (comparative) rapier (comparative) most rapey (superlative) rapiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

rapeyness

Rhymes With

scrapie crapy

Questions

How do you pronounce rapey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪpi/.
What does rapey mean?: Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or unease.
Where does rapey come from?: From rape + -y.

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