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Palpy

Palpy proper noun: emperor Palpatine, a fictional antagonist in Star Wars.

Proper noun

Palpy

  1. (humorous, slang) Emperor Palpatine, a fictional antagonist in Star Wars.
    • What we are lead to believe in the plot is that Palpy and Sidious are one and a same person, and that Palpy - as Sidious - arranges for the whole chain of events that lead to the take-over.1999 July 23, PM, “Darth Sillious a plot hole or a non-Palpy???????”, in alt.fan.starwars (Usenet), archived from the original on 23 May 2026
    • I believe there simply has to be more to this than meets the eyes of the 'Palpy IS Sidious' brigade.1999 August 13, John Rooksby, “If Palpy *is* Sidious...”, in alt.fan.starwars (Usenet), archived from the original on 23 May 2026

Origin of Palpy

Clipping of Palpatine + -y.

Questions about Palpy

What does Palpy mean?
Palpy means emperor Palpatine, a fictional antagonist in Star Wars.
What part of speech is Palpy?
Palpy is a proper noun.

Words near Palpy in the dictionary

  1. palpophores
  2. palpostyle
  3. palpostyles
  4. palps
  5. palpus
  6. Palpy
  7. pals
  8. pals around
  9. pals battalion
  10. pals battalions
  11. pals up

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