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wappened

wappened adjective: deflowered; not a virgin.

Adjective

wappened (comparative more wappened, superlative most wappened)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Deflowered; not a virgin.
  2. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Wanton; immoral; unchaste; lewd.
    Synonyms:
    promiscuous
  3. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Foundered; worn-out; exhausted; broken.
    • This is it / That makes the wappened widow wed again / She, whom the spi-house and ulcerous sores / Would cast the gorge at, this embalms and spices / To th' April day again.c. 1605–1606, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, act 4, scene 3
    Synonyms:
    fatigued

Synonyms of wappened

Forms of wappened

comparativemore wappened
superlativemost wappened

Origin of wappened

From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”).

Questions about wappened

What does wappened mean?
Wappened means deflowered; not a virgin.
What part of speech is wappened?
Wappened is an adjective.

Words near wappened in the dictionary

  1. wappato
  2. wappatoes
  3. wappatoo
  4. wappatos
  5. wapped
  6. wappened
  7. Wappenham
  8. wappenschaw
  9. wappenshaw
  10. wappenshawing
  11. wapper

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