エアプ

Japanese

Etymology

From エアプレー (ea purē), wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from air +‎ play. This term doesn't have a relation with airplay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞a̠pɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

エアプ • (eapu) 

1. (slang) status that person has information about gameplay of the game but hasn't played it.

   エアプ乙(おつ)

   eapu otsu

   but you haven't played it, have you?

2. (slang, by extension) status that person has knowledge about particular thing but hasn't had such or related experience.
   • 2020 July 10, Twitter‎^[1]:

     だんご庄(しょう)知(し)らんとか奈(な)良(ら)県(けん)民(みん)エアプかよ

     Dangoshō shiran toka Nara-kenmin eapu kayo

     You don't know Dangosho so that means you haven't lived in Nara