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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