Monday, April 9, 2007

WORD OF THE WEEK: NAPPY

nap·py
[Pronunciation: 'na-pE]
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete nappy, adjective, foaming
chiefly Scottish : LIQUOR; specifically : ALE

As a child, my grandfather would give me "a wee bit of the nappy" to get me to sleep.

(I don't know why Imus got in trouble for saying this. Unless he said "malt nappy".)

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