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    [Adjective]  | "nap*py" | \ ˈna-pē \


    1: naturally coarse and tightly coiled : kinky

    2: having a hairy, fuzzy, or downy surface


    Origin: circa 1500 ;

     {see: |nap:3|nap:3};

    [Noun]  | "nappy" 


    1: diaper


    Origin: 1927 ;

     Napkin + {see: |-y:4|-y:4};

    [Noun]  | "nappy" 


    1: a rimless shallow open serving dish


    Origin: 1731 ;

     English dialect nap bowl, from Middle English, from Old English hnǣpp; akin to Old High German hnapf bowl;

    [Noun]  | "nappy" 


    1: liquor; specifically : ale


    Origin: circa 1550 ;

     Obsolete nappy, adjective, foaming;

    [Noun]  | "nappy rash" 


    1: sore red spots that sometimes form on the area of a baby's skin that a diaper covers

    [Adjective]  | "nappy" 


    1: as in fluffy, puffy;


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     [ "nappy" ]

    1: Tightly coiled / curled unaltered hair. Coiled hair in its natural state

      * e.g.,  ... as found on people of African descent who do not chemically alter their hair texture. 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1: Hair distinctive to some Africans and Americans of African descent. If taken care of properly, it is very beautiful, thick, and soft. And people actually DO wash natural, nappy hair.

      * e.g.,  ... She is so brave to wear her nappy hair, unlike all those girls with jacked-up weave. 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1: British word for diaper.

      * e.g.,  ... Can you change little Tommy's nappy please? He's beginning to really smell. 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1: Really means the British word for diaper.

      * e.g.,  ... "Timmy needs a nanny, I have to go to work I can't change his nappy all day." 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1:  (n) (Originally) British word for diaper, derived from the word "napkin." (adj) (Slightly newer colloquialism) Tightly coiled, natural and unaltered hair, commonly associated with those of African American descent who do not alter their hair chemistry. (n) (Silly language) A kiddie way of saying "nap," and will often be used in the singular (nappy) or plural (nappies) interchangeably, often ignoring proper grammar rules.

      * e.g.,  ... The BDSM Master stroked his babygirl's beautiful nappy hair after fastening her adult sized nappy, asking her, "is my babygirl ready for nappies?" 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1: An adjective used for describing how gross, unkempt, unclean, or how disheveled a person is.

      * e.g.,  ... Hayden is looking especially nappy today; he hasn't showered for 3 weeks! 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1: A word used by some children to explain how they are feeling without using more accepted terms -- instead this meaning-neutral word conveys the speakers emotional state based on the pace, intonation and volume of the spoken word "nappy"

      * e.g.,  ... How was camp today? Nappy (said with enthusiasm and a smile)! 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1: a word often used to describe one's hair when it is not straightened in some way(perm, relaxer, straightening comb), when one's hair is in small tight curls, could be used as an adjective to describe someone else's hair.

      * e.g.,  ... I need a perm, my newgrowth is growing out, and it is really nappy. 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1: an adjective used to describe someone or something that is uncool or undesirable.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at that guy with the nappy mullet. 

     [ "nappy" ]

    1: Nappy hair looks similar to pubic hair except it is on top of people's heads instead of their crotch.

      * e.g.,  ... Shanaynae is one nappy headed girl! 

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