nappyn.1
/ˈnapi/, U.S. /ˈnæpi/ Now British regional (rare).
Ale, beer.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun]
aleeOE
cervoisec1487
strong barley water1625
Darbya1637
nappy1705
yill1787
nut-brown1828
1705 J. Dennis Gibraltar i. i. 5 Oh! the Cœlestial Liquor! And then Cheaper than a Cup of Nappy is at Old Sodom.
1743 W. Ellis Suppl. to London & Country Brewer (ed. 2) 283 A regaling Refreshment of good Nappy.
1753 G. Burton in W. C. Lukis Family Mem. W. Stukeley (1882) I. 407 Nothing can fix his thoughts..but a bottle of old nog or nappy.
1820 J. Clare Poems Rural Life (ed. 3) 90 And while I've sixpence left I'll spend it In cheering nappy.
1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 78 Yonder toon, whase nappy broon Has won the proudest laurels.
1907 D. Tasker Readings 79 Gudewife, bring the greybeard and ‘nappy’, An' rax doon the kebbuck an' cake.
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nappyn.2
/ˈnapi/, U.S. /ˈnæpi/, Scottish English /ˈnapɪ/ Chiefly Scottish and North American. Now chiefly historical.
An earthenware or glass dish with sloping sides. Usually in plural. Cf. nap n.1
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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > table-vessels > dish or plate
disha700
scuttlec1050
trencherc1308
plattera1325
paten?1340
esquele1371
skelec1400
plat1415
plate?c1450
skewel1567
trencher-plate1580
goggan1586
trench1602
table plate1669
mazarine1673
discus1680
wearing plate1683
silver plate1710
nappy1731
roundel1797
muffin1820
entrée dish1846
pinax1858
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > pottery made in specific shape
nappy1731
cauliflower1757
1731 Glasgow Test. (Edinb. Reg. House) L. f. 542 An old mask fatt tuo other fatts three knappies a vessel ambrie.
1766 Aberdeen Jrnl. 8 Dec. A Large and new assortment of Stone Ware, Consisting of..Nappies, Sallad Dishes, Chamber Pots..and Ornaments.
1783 J. Mayer At Gen. Meeting Manufacturers Queen's Earthen-ware (Hanley) 23 Sept. (price list) (Stoke-on-Trent City Arch. D4842/16/5/17) Bakers and Nappies, [blue edges], 8 [inches], [per dozen] 3s 0d.
1863 Ladies' Repository July 394/1 It's the big yellow nappy as slipped through me hands full o' the illegant starch for the muslins.
1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls xxxiii. 421 Kate..producing some nice little stone-ware nappies hot from the hot closet, transferred the food from the china to these.
1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 1 July 2/1 (advt.) If it's Cut Glass you want, then we have what you want. Berry Bowls, Bon-Bon Dishes, Nappies, [etc.].
1969 Northwest (Sunday Oregonian Mag.) 14 Dec. 24/1 Faceted knife rests, nappies (those flat bottomed, slope-sided little dishes for relish and a myriad of other uses), vases, celery dishes, whatever your budget would support.
1982 Greenfield Recorder (Mass.) 16 Jan. a4 There were..cereal dishes, small nappies and china hatpin holders, which for a long time have been antiques selling for many times their original price.
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nappyn.3
/ˈnapi/, U.S. /ˈnæpi/ Not in North American use, where the usual word is diaper.
A (square or shaped) piece of towelling or other absorbent material which is wrapped around the waist (usually of a baby or toddler), drawn up between the legs, and fastened, for the purpose of retaining urine and faeces. Also: a disposable equivalent made from paper and plastic, usually enclosing an absorbent gel. Cf. diaper n. 2, napkin n. 4.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > baby's nappy
whittlec900
diapera1616
hipping1731
napkin1842
didy1902
nappy1920
nap1930
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > baby's nappy
whittlec900
diapera1616
hipping1731
napkin1842
didy1902
nappy1920
pull-up1989
1920 Daily Mail 1 July 9 A friend of mine..partly overcame the difficulty by tying several soiled items of baby's to a long cord, which she dropped from the porthole, and..she allowed the sea to wash them quite clean. ‘Nappies’ treated in this way are, of course, full of salt water, and must be well rinsed in clear water before they are used.
1938 S. Spender Trial of Judge ii. 49 The babe's scream till the nurse brings its nappy.
1955 M. Gilbert Sky High viii. 118 He's got about as much sense as a baby that kicks its nappy off and then cries because it's sleeping in a puddle.
1961 Which? Apr. 84/1 There are various types of nappy used in this country, including a T-shaped one made of gauze..and disposable nappies.
1990 S. S. Tepper Raising Stones i. ii. 52 When Maire was a baby, in nappies, Fess's mam had taken care of her.
2000 Pract. Parenting Apr. 81/2 My wife changed her first nappy and, by gum, did she make a hash of it!
Phrases
figurative. in nappies and variants: very young; (hence) lacking in experience, naive.
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > unskilfully or inadequately [phrase] > inexperienced
in nappies1959
1959 Economist 6 June 921/2 An able minister..will need anything up to six months to get out of his administrative nappies.
1961 S. Price Just for Record v. 37 Stephen Potter was a square in nappies compared to these one-up graduates.
1972 Ld. Robens Ten Year Stint xvi. 322 I had been a Minister when John Eden was in his political nappies, but had never experienced such peculiar behaviour.
2001 Mirror (Nexis) 16 June They just love singing and dancing and they have been doing it since they were in nappies.
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nappy changing n.
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1970 D. Bagley Running Blind ii. 17 No nappy-changing for you.
1989 Which? Oct. 499/3 There is a wheelchair unisex toilet which doubles as a nappy-changing room.
2005 P. Tassoni & K. Hucker Planning Play (ed. 2) vi. 122 Nappy changing provides a marvellous opportunity for babies and toddlers to have some individual time with an adult.
nappy towel n.
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1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics iv. 89 Her sisters washed his hands Duly with pure water and fetched the nappy towels.
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nappy bag n. (a) a large bag for carrying nappies, toiletries, snacks, and other items used to care for a baby; (b) a small bag for disposing of a soiled nappy; = diaper bag n. at diaper n. Additions.
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1927 Farmer's Weekly (S. Afr.) 31 Aug. (Homestead Suppl.) 20/2 Useful things which are not really very necessary, are one fairly large baby's basket, one large nappy bag, and a net to throw over baby when he is asleep.
1958 Country Life 4 Dec. 1330/1 (advt. caption) A useful nappy bag in plastic... Divisions for soiled and clean napkins. Also for milk bottle.
1991 Times (Nexis) 18 Sept. Sangenic claims its system helps the recycling of disposables, since bulk storage makes it easier to identify and segregate them from other waste. It also claims to be more economical than nappy bags.
1991 T. Hilton & M. Messenger Great Ormond St Bk. Baby & Child Care ii. 74 A good quality nappy bag which converts to a changing mat is also a very good investment.
2011 M. Eastman How now, Brown Frau 5 Bev flipped back the wheelie bin lid, and as the flying nappy bag hit the bottom with a dull thud we were both nearly asphyxiated in a toxic cloud.
nappy liner n. a disposable lining for a baby's nappy; an extra strip of absorbent material placed inside a nappy, esp. at night.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > baby's nappy > liner for
nappy liner1970
1970 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. 1970–71 Autumn–Winter 222/3 Nappy liners by Marathon are indispensable.
1989 Woman's Realm 11 Apr. 11/3 Red bottomed babies may show distinct improvement through..using..a one way nappy liner at night.
2008 N. Edwards Caring for Baby iii. 36 The traditional terry nappies..have..an inner disposable nappy liner which is flushed away.
nappy pin n. a kind of large curved safety pin used for fastening a nappy.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > pin or peg > safety-pin
safety pin1822
shield-pin1883
nappy pin1966
1966 Olney Amsden & Sons Ltd. Price List 1 Nappy Pins. Snaplock curved with enamelled safety cap.
1972 J. Mann Mrs. Knox's Profession xv. 110 He wielded the tin of powder and the nappy pins with voluntary attentiveness.
1996 New Statesman (Electronic ed.) 22 Nov. Hundreds of Fabian nannies in St Petersburg played a prominent part in the revolution of 1917—armed only with nappy-pins.
nappy rash n. irritation of an infant's skin in the area in contact with the nappy; an instance or type of this; cf. earlier diaper rash n. at diaper n. Additions, napkin rash n. at napkin n. Compounds.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [noun] > of infants
red gownc1400
red gum1597
white-gum1684
milk-blotch1797
strophulus1798
crusta lactea1806
tooth-rash1818
gum-rash1822
wildfire rash1822
teething rash1899
diaper rash1919
nappy rash1936
1936 E. C. Mottram & M. McKillop Food Values (ed. 4) v. 54 Vitamin A... Necessary to growth and to normal health. Protects..against stone in kidney and skin diseases (including ‘nappy rash’ in children).
1955 B. Spock Baby & Child Care (U.K. new ed.) 114 Nappie rash is mostly caused by ammonia.
1966 ‘G. North’ Confounding Sgt. Cluff xvi. 128 An infant red in the face, tormented by nappy-rash, howled in a pram.
1981 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Feb. 420 (title) Nappy rashes.
2001 N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health ii. 420 Calendula..soothes chafing, and helps eczema, nappy rash and the like.
nappy service n. a commercial laundry service for babies' nappies.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > place where washing is done > a commercial laundry > nappy service
nappy service1939
1939 Croydon Advertiser & Surrey County Reporter 5 May 23/7 The nappy service which collects, washes and sterilises and delivers your babies' napkins and at the same time keeps mothers constantly supplied with hygienically cleaned and Individually marked nappies wrapped in cellophane has been introduced by Kennards.
1949 K. Tynan Let. 12 Feb. (1994) iii. 168 The very good moneymaking idea of starting a nappy service in Oxford.
1970 K. Giles Death in Church ii. 47 Auntie..switched me on to Nappy Service, six dozen delivered every morning.
2001 Nelson Mail (N.Z.) (Electronic ed.) 2 Apr. (heading) Nappy service to dry up.
nappy valley n. [after happy valley n. at happy adj. and n. Compounds 3] (a name for) a district or neighbourhood inhabited by a large number of families with young children.
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1959 Kensington Post 27 Mar. 6/2 Sir Humfrey spoke of the young people in the new towns. ‘The age of the average member of the working public in Basildon is just over 24 years against 36 years in the United Kingdom generally.’ The birth rate was correspondingly high. One street had been nicknamed ‘Nappy Valley’ and there was a roaring business for prams.
1972 A. Mitchell Pavlova Paradise 34 [Wellington's suburbs] are all thoughtfully hidden away..in the isolation ward of the Hutt Valley and its satellites such as Wainuiomata (or Nappy Valley as the locals have it).
1985 Courier Mail (Brisbane) 7 Aug. 41/1 A study of ‘nappy valley’ mothers and their lack of knowledge about the health care of their families has inspired a course.
2001 Independent 3 Nov. (Mag.) 74 The young mums of south-west London must have cheered when this small café opened in ‘Nappy Valley’.
2009 Sunday Times (Nexis) 25 Jan. (Mag.) 32 This heavily residential enclave of northwest London is a nappy valley for the Portobello crowd once they pass 30 and start families.
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nappyadj.1
/ˈnapi/, U.S. /ˈnæpi/α. Middle English–1600s noppy, 1800s knoppy.
β. 1500s–1700s (1800s– Scottish) nappie, 1500s– nappy.
1. † b. Applied by metonymy to a bottle, cup, etc., containing strong or heady drink. Obsolete. rare.
a. Of ale, beer, etc.: having a head, foaming; heady, strong; (also occasionally in figurative context) of or relating to ale or beer of this kind. Also in extended use. Now British regional (rare).In quot. 1807 at β. with punning allusion to nappy adj.2
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [adjective] > strong
strongeOE
stalec1300
mainc1400
nappyc1460
starkc1485
nase?1536
huff-cap1599
nippitatum1600
intoxicating1604
inebriating1610
distempering1613–18
inebriative1615
toxing1635
hogen mogen1653
napping1654
humming1675
hard1700
inebriousa1704
ebrietating1711
bead-proof1753
steeve1801
high-proof1810
pithy1812
stiff1813
inebriant1828
reverent1837
a little more north1864
ebriating1872
rorty1950
α.
β. a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 95 [Thou] myghtst at home slepe in thy bed of downe And drynck goode ale so nappy for the noyns?1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis Ded. sig. Aij Such leauinges as wee haue of Ennius his ragged verses..sauoure soomwhat nappy of thee spigget.a1636 T. Westcote View Devonshire 1630 (1845) 393 It is famous to have..the nappiest ale that can be drunk.1686 Loyal Garland (ed. 5) B 2 b Let..nappy Ale be ever free To strangers that do come and go.1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week ii. 56 With nappy Beer I to the Barn repair'd.1733 B. Franklin Medit. on Quart Mugg 19 July in Writings (1987) 217 Poor Mug... Shouldest thou produce double Beer, nappy Ale,..or cordial Tiff; yet for all these shouldst thou not be prais'd.1774 J. Bennet Poems Several Occasions 127 After his hearty meal [he] longs to taste the well-known fare Of Bowley's nappy ale.1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 128 Thy coat is thin..; It's worn to th' Thread! but I have nappy Beer.1868 J. R. Lowell To J. Bartlett ix May Horace send him Massic wine, And Burns Scotch drink, the nappiest.1895 S. R. Crockett Bog-myrtle & Peat ii. vi Gin the brew be nappy and the company guid.1932 A. Horsbøl tr. J. Jakobsen Etymol. Dict. Norn Lang. in Shetland II. 593/2 Nappy, agitated, appl. to the sea, waves, prop. ‘having foamy crests’.c1460 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Laud 416) (1911) 110 (MED) Noppy [a1450 Arun Strong notty ale wol mak ȝou route].
a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 557 This ale, sayde she, is noppy.
1568 U. Fulwell Like wil to Like C ij Heer is a pot of noppy good ale.
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c1700 in J. Maidment Pasquils (1868) 409 A bottle that is both whyte and nappie.
1789 A. Shirrefs Poems (1790) 214 [They] ca'd about the nappy cup, To keep their wanton spirits up.
2. Chiefly English regional (northern) and Scottish. Slightly intoxicated or exhilarated by drink. Now rare.
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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk
fordrunkenc897
drunkena1050
cup-shottenc1330
drunka1400
inebriate1497
overseenc1500
liquor1509
fou1535
nase?1536
full1554
intoxicate1554
tippled1564
intoxicated1576
pepst1577
overflown1579
whip-cat1582
pottical1586
cup-shota1593
fox-drunk1592
lion-drunk1592
nappy1592
sack-sopped1593
in drink1598
disguiseda1600
drink-drowned1600
daggeda1605
pot-shotten1604
tap-shackled1604
high1607
bumpsy1611
foxed1611
in one's cups1611
liquored1611
love-pot1611
pot-sick1611
whift1611
owl-eyed1613
fapa1616
hota1616
inebriated1615
reeling ripea1616
in one's (or the) pots1618
scratched1622
high-flown?1624
pot-shot1627
temulentive1628
ebrious1629
temulent1629
jug-bitten1630
pot-shaken1630
toxed1635
bene-bowsiea1637
swilled1637
paid1638
soaken1651
temulentious1652
flagonal1653
fuddled1656
cut1673
nazzy1673
concerned1678
whittled1694
suckey1699
well-oiled1701
tippeda1708
tow-row1709
wet1709
swash1711
strut1718
cocked1737
cockeyed1737
jagged1737
moon-eyed1737
rocky1737
soaked1737
soft1737
stewed1737
stiff1737
muckibus1756
groggy1770
muzzeda1788
muzzya1795
slewed1801
lumpy1810
lushy1811
pissed1812
blue1813
lush1819
malty1819
sprung1821
three sheets in the wind1821
obfuscated1822
moppy1823
ripe1823
mixed1825
queer1826
rosined1828
shot in the neck1830
tight1830
rummy1834
inebrious1837
mizzled1840
obflisticated1840
grogged1842
pickled1842
swizzled1843
hit under the wing1844
obfusticatedc1844
ebriate1847
pixilated1848
boozed1850
ploughed1853
squiffy?1855
buffy1858
elephant trunk1859
scammered1859
gassed1863
fly-blown1864
rotten1864
shot1864
ebriose1871
shicker1872
parlatic1877
miraculous1879
under the influence1879
ginned1881
shickered1883
boiled1886
mosy1887
to be loaded for bear(s)1888
squiffeda1890
loaded1890
oversparred1890
sozzled1892
tanked1893
orey-eyed1895
up the (also a) pole1897
woozy1897
toxic1899
polluted1900
lit-up1902
on (also upon) one's ear1903
pie-eyed1903
pifflicated1905
piped1906
spiflicated1906
jingled1908
skimished1908
tin hat1909
canned1910
pipped1911
lit1912
peloothered1914
molo1916
shick1916
zigzag1916
blotto1917
oiled-up1918
stung1919
stunned1919
bottled1922
potted1922
rotto1922
puggled1923
puggle1925
fried1926
crocked1927
fluthered1927
lubricated1927
whiffled1927
liquefied1928
steamed1929
mirackc1930
overshot1931
swacked1932
looped1934
stocious1937
whistled1938
sauced1939
mashed1942
plonked1943
stone1945
juiced1946
buzzed1952
jazzed1955
schnockered1955
honkers1957
skunked1958
bombed1959
zonked1959
bevvied1960
mokus1960
snockered1961
plotzed1962
over the limit1966
the worse for wear1966
wasted1968
wired1970
zoned1971
blasted1972
Brahms and Liszt?1972
funked up1976
trousered1977
motherless1980
tired and emotional1981
ratted1982
rat-arsed1984
wazzed1990
mullered1993
twatted1993
bollocksed1994
lashed1996
1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. D4v Plucking Elderton out of the ashes of his Ale, and not letting him inioy his nappie muse of ballad making.
1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius No. 41. 216 So many Traitors we drank, it made my cranium nappy.
1776 Patie's Wedding in D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs II. 191 When that the carles grew nappy, They danc'd as weel as they dow'd.
1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Nappy, fine ale—a little intoxicated with it.
1827 R. Sharp Diary 15 Dec. (1997) 176 An old Parson..who had got himself very knoppy.
1865 Household Monthly Mag. Feb. 14/1 David is at the public-house, drowning care among the ‘nappy’, and forgetting all about wife and weans.
1882 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. II 196 Nappy, merry, joyous, under the influence of liquor.
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nappyadj.2
/ˈnapi/, U.S. /ˈnæpi/α. Middle English–1500s noppy.
β. 1600s nappie, 1600s– nappy.
γ. 1700s knappy.
1. Of cloth: having a nap, downy. Also in extended use.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > with pile or nap
napped1440
cottoned1488
nappyc1500
friezed1509
pily1529
piled1590
brushed1926
c1500 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 2274) 358 Noppy or wully, Villosus.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 319/2 Noppy as clothe is that hath a grosse woffe, gros.
1604 J. Marston & J. Webster Malcontent (new ed.) ii. iii. sig. D2 Thou Burre that onely stickest to nappy fortunes.
1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. iii. 155 The first troupe was of children in white nappy garments.
1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses iv. 36 Cloathed with soft nappy Cloak and Coat.
1727 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman II. i. iv. 123 The French wore nappy [1745 knappy] and coarse [cloth].
1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) IV. 197 Pileus rather conical, knappy, yellow.
1823 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. 513 Neither its owner nor itself are any longer nappy.
1849 ‘L. Shortfield’ Western Merchant vii. 175 A party of fashionably dressed ladies and gentlemen in muddy boots, and nappy blanket coats.
1904 Westm. Gaz. 10 Nov. 4/2 The cloth was slightly nappy.
1971 Sunday Nation (Nairobi) 11 Apr. 42/1 They have been playing on lush fairways and greens that, while nappy, hold well and putt truly.
1992 Buzzworm Nov. 35/2 To foster the nappy vegetative pile so necessary to the proper roll of a golf ball, [etc.].
2. U.S. slang (frequently derogatory.). Of hair, esp. that of a black person: frizzy.
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1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 523 Hair nappy or very spiral.
1927 B. Grant Nappy Head Blues (song) in R. R. MacLeod Yazoo 1—20 (1988) 21 Your head is nappy, your feet's so mamlish long.
1971 Black World June 71/2 Her hair..was in the bushy style that the freedom riders had brought. They called it ‘natural’; Bojack called it nappy.
1987 E. Leonard Bandits iv. 56 The other one was Creole-looking, a light-skinned black guy with pointy cheekbones and nappy hair.
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(In sense 2.) C1.
nappy-haired adj.
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1954 L. Armstrong Satchmo v. 86 She was short and nappy haired and she had buck teeth.
1995 E. White Farewell Symphony (1998) viii. 311 Kevin was thrilled one night when he picked up a dark, muscular, nappy-haired guy.
nappy-headed adj. frequently derogatory
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1896 Atlantic Monthly May 719 Think I must 'a' ben cunjered when I married a man black like George, an' now I has this houseful o' nappy-headed chillun.
1950 A. Lomax Mister Jelly Roll (1952) 80 Light-skinned Downtown shared the bandstand with ‘real black and nappy-headed’ Uptown.
1997 Jrnl. Blacks in Higher Educ. No. 17. 92 (caption) Always the big joke was that black people were big-lipped, bug-eyed, nappy-headed, and stupid.
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nappy head n. U.S. slang (derogatory) a black person.
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1973 Black World Apr. 63 All them ol' nappy-heads runnin' up there tryin' to pull his clothes off.
1994 A. Sinclair Coffee will make you Black xii. 117 Donald yells ‘nappy head’ every time the teacher calls her name.
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nappyadj.3
/ˈnapi/, U.S. /ˈnæpi/ Of a horse: awkward, disobedient.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > stubborn or restive
restiffc1390
restyc1465
stiff-necked1526
hard-headed?1532
restive1549
rusty1555
hard-mouthed1565
unwayed1607
haunty1657
nappy1924
1924 G. Brooke Horse-sense v. 36 There are horses that refuse from temper, generally called ‘nappy horses’.
1960 Times 23 July 9/2 Do not give the pony more than 20 minutes of this or it will sicken him, and..he may turn nappy and start refusing.
1986 Your Horse Sept. 46/1 Riding school horses can have a reputation for being unresponsive and nappy.
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