vaapereen

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Yola[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English vapourynge; Equivalent to vaaper +‎ -een.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌvɔːpəˈɾiːn/

Noun[edit]

vaapereen

  1. vapouring
  2. bragging, boasting

References[edit]

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 74