"lappy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lappy [comparative], most lappy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adjective}} lappy (comparative more lappy, superlative most lappy)
  1. (jargon) of glass, having strata due to the pour being inconsistent, of molten glass having such an inconsistency, generally due to returned lumps of glass still being at different temperatures. Tags: jargon Related terms: tappy-lappy
    Sense id: en-lappy-en-adj-fLQHJ36S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: lappies [plural]
Etymology: Shortened forms + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} lappy (plural lappies)
  1. (informal) A laptop computer. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Plovers and lapwings
    Sense id: en-lappy-en-noun-5VfttGWN Disambiguation of Plovers and lapwings: 6 43 1 32 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 63 2 0 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 63 9 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 64 3 1 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 63 3 1 25
  2. (informal) A lapdance. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-lappy-en-noun-WhWwXh0S
  3. (Yorkshire) the lapwing. Tags: Yorkshire
    Sense id: en-lappy-en-noun-euGEbAK0 Categories (other): Yorkshire English
  4. (informal) A lapphund Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-lappy-en-noun-O8UfrJy-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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