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noun

Say it like: Pap-s

The correct spelling is paps. Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children. For example: "Pap can be made from bread boiled in milk or water."

Usage Examples

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

Treasury pap

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
  2. 2.Nonsense.
  3. 3.Porridge.
  4. 4.Support from official patronage.
  5. 5.The pulp of fruit.

verb

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

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