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appy¹

  • /ˈæ.pi/
  • /ˈɛ.piː/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -æpi

Where it comes from

Clipping of appetizer + -y.

noun appies · appys · appie

  1. informal An appetizer. if you get an appy or a dessert it's on you

appy²

  • /ˈæ.pi/
  • /ˈɛ.piː/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -æpi

Where it comes from

Clipping of appendix, appendicitis or appendectomy + -y.

noun appie

  1. slang Appendix. perfed appy
  2. slang Appendicitis.
  3. slang Appendectomy. 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.

appy³

  • /ˈæ.pi/
  • /ˈɛ.piː/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -æpi

Where it comes from

Clipping of apple + -y.

noun appie

  1. childish An apple. I want appy juice.

appy⁴

  • /ˈæ.pi/
  • /ˈɛ.piː/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -æpi

Where it comes from

Clipping of appaloosa + -y.

noun appys · appies · appie

  1. abbreviation, informal Short for appaloosa (“type of horse”). 2023, Sarah Maslin Nir, Raymond White, The Jockey & Her Horse […] she felt pride, like the day a grown-up Cheryl was inducted into the Appaloosa Horse Club's Hall of Fame for riding appys, a type of spotted ranch horse known for its blazing bursts of speed.

Appy⁵

noun Appys · Appies

  1. alternative, informal Alternative form of appy (“appaloosa horse”).

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"appy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/appy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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appy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/appy

Chicago

"appy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/appy.

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@misc{appy_2026,
  title = {appy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/appy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}