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ˈpæp ipap·py

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Wiktionary

  1. pappynoun

    father

  2. pappynoun

    grandfather

  3. pappyadjective

    Like pap; soft; succulent; tender.

  4. Pappynoun

    one's grandfather

    Grandpappy told me about his life.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pappyadjective

    Soft; succulent; easily divided.

    Etymology: from pap.

    These were converted into fens, where the ground, being spungy, sucked up the water, and the loosen’d earth swell’d into a soft and pappy substance. Burnet.

    Its tender and pappy flesh cannot, at once, be fitted to be nourished by solid diet. John Ray, on the Creation.

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  1. Pappy

    Pappy is another name for father. Pappy is a nickname of:

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pappyadjective

    like pap; soft; succulent; tender

  2. Etymology: [From Pap soft food.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PAPPY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pappy is ranked #136449 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Pappy surname appeared 123 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pappy.

    43.9% or 54 total occurrences were Asian.
    39% or 48 total occurrences were White.
    13% or 16 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pappy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pappy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Pappy in a Sentence

  1. Pat Melton:

    Curtsinger was involved in numerous thefts of Pappy Van Winkle, as well as Eagle Rare bourbon, both in bottles and barrels.

  2. Lee Tachman:

    No one had even heard of Pappy Van Winkle before they were just like 'Oh, its just a regular bourbon.' And no one knew how special it really was.

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