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Meaning of pap

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pap

Pronunciation:/pæp/

noun

Definitions

  1. Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.

    Example: Pap can be made from bread boiled in milk or water.

  2. Nonsense.

  3. Porridge.

  4. Support from official patronage.

    Example: Treasury pap

verb

Definitions

  1. To feed with pap.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Spineless, wet, without character.

    Example: He is so pap and boring.

pap

Pronunciation:/pæp/

noun

Definitions

  1. A paparazzo.

verb

Definitions

  1. (usually in the passive) Of a paparazzo, to take a surreptitious photograph of (someone, especially a celebrity) without their consent.

    Example: Look, that pop star’s been papped in her bikini again!