"rapey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹeɪpi/ [US] Forms: more rapey [comparative], rapier [comparative], most rapey [superlative], rapiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪpi Etymology: rape + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rape|y}} rape + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} rapey (comparative more rapey or rapier, superlative most rapey or rapiest)
  1. (informal) Suggestive of, or characterised by, rape. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-rapey-en-adj-hamxSyqI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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          "text": "This song is pretty rapey if you think about the lyrics."
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        "(informal) Suggestive of, or characterised by, rape."
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