pap

pap ¹  (pp)

n.

1. Midland U.S. A teat or nipple.

2. Something resembling a nipple.

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[Middle English pappe, probably from Latin papilla; see papilla.]

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pap ²  (pp)

n.

1. Soft or semiliquid food, as for infants.

2. Material lacking real value or substance: TV shows that offer nothing but pap.

3. Slang Money and favors obtained as political patronage: "self-seeking politicians primarily interested in patronage, privilege, and pap" (Fiorello H. La Guardia).

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[Middle English, from Old French papa, from Latin, children's word for food.]

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pap ¹

Noun

1. a soft food for babies or invalids

2. worthless or oversimplified entertainment or information

3. S African maize porridge [Latin pappare to eat]

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pap ²

Noun

Old-fashioned, Scot & N English dialect a nipple or teat [from Old Norse]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pap - worthless or oversimplified ideas pablum drivel, garbage - a worthless message
	2.	pap - a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders soft diet, spoon food diet - a prescribed selection of foods Pablum - a soft form of cereal for infants
	3.	pap - the small projection of a mammary gland mamilla, mammilla, nipple, teat, tit reproductive organ, sex organ - any organ involved in sexual reproduction mammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals

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pap

noun rubbish, trash, trivia, drivel