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appropes

UK/əˈpɹəʊps/US/əˈpɹoʊps/

appropes adjective: appropriate.

Adjective

appropes (comparative more appropes, superlative most appropes)

  1. (slang) Appropriate.
    • “Because your regime is officially over. And I've seen coups from Angola to Zanzibar and this is how it ends: in the trunk of a taxi to the airport, your belly full of diamonds and vodka, praying your driver doesn't rat you out to the Reds at the last checkpoint. Because then, the last thing you'll...2014 April 21, Adam Reed, “Arrivals / Departures” (6:57 from the start), in Archer, season 5, episode 13, spoken by Pam Poovey (Amber Nash)
    • Ah, that chills me. And it reminds me of a story. I had this sweater, and it was a work sweater because it only seemed work appropes, but one time, I wore it out to dinner and I was like, "Oh dang! This sweater is cute everywhere."2014 October 5, Gabe Liedman, “Chocolate Milk” (16:32 from the start), in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 2, episode 2, spoken by Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti)
    Antonyms:
    inappropes

Examples of appropes in a sentence

  • The Vampire Facial, it's called. ‘Totes appropes’ for Liddy, as my daughter would say.” Rose couldn't help giggling, suddenly mischievous.2016 September 20, Anne-Marie Casey, chapter 3, in The Real Liddy James, Penguin, →ISBN, page 31:
  • Didn't really feel it would be appropes doin' it at school, ya know?2021 January 29, Kate Lillywhite, Finding Home, Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN:

Antonyms of appropes

Forms of appropes

comparativemore appropes
superlativemost appropes

Origin of appropes

Clipping of appropriate + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Questions about appropes

What does appropes mean?
Appropes means appropriate.
How do you use appropes in a sentence?
The Vampire Facial, it's called. ‘Totes appropes’ for Liddy, as my daughter would say.” Rose couldn't help giggling, suddenly mischievous.
What part of speech is appropes?
Appropes is an adjective.
How do you pronounce appropes?
Appropes is pronounced /əˈpɹəʊps/ (UK).

Words near appropes in the dictionary

  1. approbators
  2. approbatory
  3. approbrium
  4. approof
  5. approofs
  6. appropes
  7. appropinquate
  8. appropinquated
  9. appropinquates
  10. appropinquating
  11. appropinquation

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