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inappropes en · ADJ

Etymology

Clipping of inappropriate + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Meanings

1. (slang) Inappropriate.
   • “Easy on the cray cray, Sam Sam. I told you we have to stop talking like thirteen year olds because it's totes inappropes,” she grinned. “So what if I like talking like a thirteen year old? I think it's totes adorb,” I giggled. 2015 March 31, Devon Hartford, Painless: The Story of Samantha Smith #3, volume 3, Devon Hartford, →ISBN:
   • inappropes (inappropriate) 2014 February 20, D. Gary Miller, “Clipping”, in English Lexicogenesis, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 181:
   • “Do you have any idea how humiliating this is?” “Jinx.” (Cherlene sobs) “Inappropes.” 2014 April 7, Adam Reed, “Palace Intrigue: Part II” (1:59 from the start), in Archer, season 5, episode 11, spoken by Pam Poovey (Amber Nash):
   • Inappropes: inappropriate. Whenever Charlie Sheen speaks; whenever Terry Richardson takes a photo; whenever Amanda Bynes sends a tweet, there is a 95 percent chance that the results will be totes inappropes – totally inappropriate. 2014 July 1, Balthazar Cohen, Totes Ridictionary, Plexus Publishing, →ISBN:
   • Cressida tutted. ‘I'm not a complete dinosaur. We got beyond all that pomp in the first week. Besides, you can't be too formal in chat rooms; it's a whole new language in there. If I sounded like myself, I'd sound ludicrous. Correct parlance is “totes inappropes”.’ 2013 January 31, Eleanor Prescott, Could It Be I'm Falling In Love?, Quercus Publishing, →ISBN:
   • “Everyone thinks Snot stole Etan's money. We have to come clean.” “We can't. We're in too deep. Shh. Here he comes.” “Boo.” “Stealing from a bar mitzvah? Totes inappropes.” 2009 March 22, Chris McKenna & Matt McKenna, “Bar Mitzvah Hustle” (15:22 from the start), in American Dad!, season 5, episode 14:
   • Ross in Macbeth describes Macduff as someone who best knows the fits o'th'season - the conflicts of the age. And it means ‘totes inappropes.’ 2023 May 25, Ben Crystal, David Crystal, Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life, John Murray Press, →ISBN:

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Antonyms

appropes