"eepy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈiːpi/ Forms: eepier [comparative], eepiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːpi Etymology: Clipping of sleepy. While early isolated uses exist, the term was initially popularized by the "and why he eepy?" meme which first appeared in late 2021. The word rapidly increased in popularity from late 2022 through 2023. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|sleepy}} Clipping of sleepy Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} eepy (comparative eepier, superlative eepiest)
  1. (Internet slang) Sleepy. Wikipedia link: Google Trends, Know Your Meme, Twitter Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: eeby Related terms: DoggoLingo, scrunkly, smol
    Sense id: en-eepy-en-adj-lz4sRBaN Categories (other): DoggoLingo, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "God's eepiest soldier.",
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          "ref": "2012 August 25, @sweetladii24, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-25",
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          "ref": "2014 February 17, @FinnSoftCoat, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-25",
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          "ref": "2021 December 21, @loonateeen, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-04-14",
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          "ref": "2022 March 31, @normalgirl222, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-04-10",
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          "ref": "2022 October 1, @_janey, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-25",
          "text": "The bigger they come, the eepier they fall",
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          "ref": "2022 November 11, @cistem_offendaa, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-25",
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          "ref": "2023 March 13, u/finger35, “So embarrassed”, in Reddit, r/UBC, archived from the original on 2023-07-02",
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          "text": "I'm going eepy dawg i got my blankets on me dawg I'm so eepy i got a pillow under my head I'm ready to snooze dawg I'm ready to start goin honk shoo honk shoo",
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          "word": "smol"
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          "ref": "2022 November 11, @cistem_offendaa, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-25",
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