repple depple en · NOUN
Etymology
From the initial syllables.
Meanings
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(slang) A replacement depot.
Cartoonist and commentator Bill Mauldin, who served in the war, explains: When a soldier gets out of an army hospital he will most likely be thrown into a “repple depple.”
2006, Peter Karsten, Encyclopedia of War and American Society, page 1115:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repple depples | Number=Plur | lexicographic |