inappropes

English

Etymology

Clipping of inappropriate.

Adjective

inappropes (comparative more inappropes, superlative most inappropes)

  1. Inappropriate.
    • 2013 January 31, Eleanor Prescott, Could It Be I'm Falling In Love?‎, Quercus Publishing, →ISBN:
      Cressida tutted. ‘I'm not a complete dinosaur. We got beyond all that pomp in the first week. Besides, you can't be too formal in chat rooms; it's a whole new language in there. If I sounded like myself, I'd sound ludicrous. Correct parlance is “totes inappropes”.’
    • 2014 February 20, D. Gary Miller, “Clipping”, in English Lexicogenesis‎, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 181:
      inappropes (inappropriate)
    • 2014 April 7, Adam Reed, “Palace Intrigue: Part II” (1:59 from the start), in Archer‎, season 5, episode 11, spoken by Pam Poovey (Amber Nash):
      “Do you have any idea how humiliating this is?” “Jinx.” (Cherlene sobs) “Inappropes.”
    • 2014 July 1, Balthazar Cohen, Totes Ridictionary‎, Plexus Publishing, →ISBN:
      Inappropes: inappropriate. Whenever Charlie Sheen speaks; whenever Terry Richardson takes a photo; whenever Amanda Bynes sends a tweet, there is a 95 percent chance that the results will be totes inappropes – totally inappropriate.
    • 2023 May 25, Ben Crystal, David Crystal, Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life‎, John Murray Press, →ISBN:
      Ross in Macbeth describes Macduff as someone who best knows the fits o'th'season - the conflicts of the age. And it means ‘totes inappropes.’

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