eepy
English edit
Etymology edit
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.[1][2] The word rapidly increased in popularity from late 2022 through 2023.[3]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
eepy (comparative eepier, superlative eepiest)
- (Internet slang) Sleepy.
- God's eepiest soldier.
- 2012 August 25, @sweetladii24, Twitter[2], archived from the original on 25 August 2023:
- Do not feel like getting up an going to work....im so eepy
- 2014 February 17, @FinnSoftCoat, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 25 August 2023:
- So Eepy
- 2021 December 21, @loonateeen, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 2023-04-14:
- and why they eepy 😹
- 2022 March 31, @normalgirl222, Twitter[5], archived from the original on 2023-04-10:
- and why he eepy and confortable.. snooziign...
- 2022 October 1, @_janey, Twitter[6], archived from the original on 2023-07-25:
- The bigger they come, the eepier they fall
- 2022 November 11, @cistem_offendaa, Twitter[7], archived from the original on 2023-07-25:
- good morning from the eepiest girl in the world
- 2023 March 13, u/finger35, “So embarrassed”, in Reddit[8], r/UBC, archived from the original on 2023-07-02:
- There was a light fixture thing in my unit's bathroom that I didnt even know about this morning. I woke up to the worker knocking my door so I was still eepy and clueless.
- 2023 March 27, u/lolpoopmoop, “anyone down to chat im bored”, in Reddit[9], r/teenagers, archived from the original on 2023-04-15:
- 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
Usage notes edit
- Chiefly used to describe a cat or a similar cute and fluffy pet, or by extension to ascribe similar qualities to a person.
Alternative forms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ “And Why He Eepy?”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007
- ^ @AnimalsCaption (2021 November 24) Twitter[1], archived from the original on 10 April 2023
- ^ "eepy" on Google Trends.