Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repple depple

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rep-ple dep-ple
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A replacement depot.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Cartoonist and commentator Bill Mauldin, who served in the war, explains: When a soldier gets out of an army hospital he will most likely be thrown into a “repple depple.”"

Etymology

From the initial syllables.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

repple depples (plural)

Questions

What does repple depple mean?: A replacement depot.
Where does repple depple come from?: From the initial syllables.

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