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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /pæp/
pap means: A thick porridge, usually made from corn flour and eaten in southern Africa.
noun
A thick porridge, usually made from corn flour and eaten in southern Africa.
- We ate pap with grilled meat.
- She stirred the pap until it was thick.
- Is there any pap left in the pot?
Soft, wet food, especially food given to babies.
- The baby ate some pap.
- She made pap by soaking bread in warm milk.
- He fed the child a spoonful of pap.
Ideas, writing, or entertainment that seem silly, boring, or without value.
- That film was sentimental pap.
- He dismissed the article as political pap.
- Why do they keep showing this pap on television?
A soft food made from grain left to develop a slightly sour taste, common in West Africa.
- She served pap for breakfast.
- This pap was made from fermented millet.
- He added milk to his warm pap.
verb
To photograph someone, usually a famous person, without their permission, often secretly.
- They tried to pap the singer.
- She was papped outside a restaurant last night.
- Photographers waited by the hotel to pap arriving stars.
adjective
Weak or lacking strength and substance.
- My legs felt pap after the climb.
- He offered a pap excuse for his absence.
- By evening, she was too pap to continue.
Lacking courage, determination, or a strong character.
- He is too pap to argue.
- They complained about their pap leader.
- She found his pap personality frustrating.
Having lost air and become flat, especially a tyre.
- The back tyre is pap.
- A puncture made the wheel go pap.
- We could not drive with two pap tyres.
Questions about pap
What does pap mean?
A thick porridge, usually made from corn flour and eaten in southern Africa.
What is pap in other languages?
Türkçe: mısır lapası · Español: gachas de maíz · Français: bouillie de maïs · Deutsch: Maisbrei · Italiano: polenta · 日本語: トウモロコシ粥
How do you pronounce pap?
It is pronounced /pæp/.
How do you use pap in a sentence?
We ate pap with grilled meat. She stirred the pap until it was thick.
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