appy
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
- (informal) An appetizer.
- 2014, C'mon Get Appy: TGI Fridays™ Makes Endless Appetizers Even Better[1]:
- 2017, Ice King, “Bespoken For”, in Adventure Time:
- if you get an appy orna dessert it's on you
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of appendix, appendicitis or appendectomy + -y.
Noun edit
appy
- (medicine, colloquial, slang) Appendix.
- perfed appy
- (medicine, colloquial, slang) Appendicitis.
- (medicine, colloquial, slang) Appendectomy.
- 2001, Richard Furman, Reaching Your Full Potential: Simple Steps to Achieving Your Goals, Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN, page 108:
- I want to learn to do two types of cases while on this rotation—hernias and appendectomies. There are always plenty of hernias scheduled during the month, but the appendectomies seem to come in spurts; entire months have gone by without a single “appie” coming in.