pap1
n.
- bland soft or semi-liquid food such as that suitable for babies or invalids.
- (in Africa and the Caribbean) maize porridge.
- worthless or trivial reading matter or entertainment.
Etymology
ME: prob. from Mid. Low Ger., MDu. pappe, prob. based on L. pappare ‘eat’.
pap2
n.
archaic or
dialect a woman's breast or nipple.
Etymology
ME: prob. of Scand. origin, from a base imitative of the sound of sucking.
pap3
n.
a paparazzo.
v.
(paps, papping, papped)
take a photograph of (a celebrity) without permission.
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