wappie

Dutch

Etymology

Appears to contain the suffix -ie forming diminutives. Originally referring to people under the influence of drugs, later applied to crackpots. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑ.pi/

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• Hyphenation: wap‧pie

Noun

wappie m (plural wappies)

1. (slang, derogatory, Netherlands) A fool who is so lost in their delusions, a weirdo. [from late 1990s]
2. (slang, derogatory, Netherlands) A crackpot, a conspiracy theorist. [from late 1990s]
   • 1999 December 23, Noodlokaal Utrecht, “Netelenbos chanteert opnieuw om rekeningrijden door te drukken”, in nl.motorfiets‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Zelfs lopend ben je net zo strafbaar als in de auto...
     Maar ook dat weten de wappies niet...

     Even when you are walking [under the influence] you are just as liable to penalties as when you are driving a car...
     But the crackpots don't know that either...

Usage notes

• More negative and more markedly associated with conspiratorial thinking and mental illness than gekkie, which in some contexts is used as a milder and even somewhat affectionate near-synonym.

Derived terms

• complotwappie (a believer of conspiracy theories)
• viruswappie

Adjective

wappie (not comparable)

1. (slang, Netherlands) high (intoxicated by recreational drugs, esp. when found pleasant or comforting) [from ca. 1990]
   • 1996, Gabber Piet, Hakke & Zage:

     Ik voel me wappie, pijn in 't klappie / Da's lekker wreed, man, ben jij al geweest?

     I feel drug-addled, […]

Inflection

Declension of wappie
uninflected	wappie
inflected	wappie
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		wappie
indefinite	m./f. sing.	wappie
	n. sing.	wappie
	plural	wappie
definite		wappie
partitive		wappies