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eppie, n. Brit. slang. Brit. |ˈɛpi|, U.S. |ˈɛpi| Forms: 19– eppie, 19– eppy [Shortened ‹epileptic adj. (compare -y suffix6).] A fit of temper or a tantrum, likened hyperbolically to an epileptic fit; (occas. lit.) an epileptic fit. Sometimes considered offensive.
1987Guardian 17 Oct. 31/1 Don't have an eppy, aged parent. 1999Daily Mail (Nexis) 23 Oct. 18 He began seeing a psychiatrist and admitted he suffered from violent fits or ‘eppies’. 2002Hotdog June 17 The kind of stroboscopic cutting that would give even Michael Bay an eppy. |