pap
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9.7
- noun
- /pæp/
- Literature
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tontería
- Many of the commercials, which seemed so much slick pap, now leap out at you as examples of state-of-the-art graphics.
Examples
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The whole thing is slapdash, insulting pap with no attempt at realism or characterization.
Blog text (32) -
I am so used to being sucker-punched by liberal pap at the movies; I was thrilled to see this story told.
Blog text (18) -
Just liberal pap for the multitudes.
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Some only want to think of them as optimistic, sentimental pap.
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But these textbooks are Eurocentric pap, slanted, racist, and wrong, the cause of self-esteem problems for our young.
Academic text (1991) -
The article was filled with pap, offering no real insights or arguments.
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Critics described the movie as nothing but mindless pap that failed to entertain.
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After reading the book, she realized it was just a collection of poorly formatted pap.
Synonyms
246
1.6
Useless or silly information, for example in unwanted emails
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3.1
Words or writing that have no value
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3.5
Unimportant words in writing or speech
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7.5
Words that are silly or useless
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9.9
Simple, boring writing or speech that has no real ideas
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9.9
Simple, boring ideas that do not make you think
Boring, unimportant words or ideas in speech that have no real meaning
Cheap, silly writing or shows that give little real information
Ideas or statements that are mostly nonsense and have little worth
Antonyms
Compounds
How Worthless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pap for weak or boring ideas comes from the soft-food meaning pappa; calling writing pap compares it to bland mush and says it has 'no real substance'.