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cappie

cappie

18 9.9
A college student who belongs to a fraternity or sorority
  • noun
  • /ˈkæpi/
  • Slang
translation icon : miembro de una fraternidad

Examples

  • - Cappie, what's going on?

    Invictus (2009)

  • Nice knot you tied there, Cappie.

    The Golden Boys (2008)

  • Cappie and Alise broke up today.

    Lucas (1986)

  • Talk to them, Cappie.

    Invictus (2009)

  • That's Cappie Foew, number 88.

    Lucas (1986)

  • Captain of the team... ...that's gonna beat Fockford in our first game in two weeks... ...I want to introduce to you now number 88, Cappie Foew!

    Lucas (1986)

  • A fellow cappie invited me to join their study group for finals.

  • During the initiation, every cappie shared their reasons for joining the sorority.

  • At the party, the cappies celebrated their win in the homecoming game.

Synonyms

deke
vscappie
  • Jargon
32 9.9

A student who belongs to the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity

is a slang word for members of any fraternity or sorority
fraternizer
vscappie
  • US
7.2

A person who belongs to a college fraternity and joins its social activities

is an informal slang term covering members of fraternities and sororities

Surface Forms

cappie singular
cappies plural

Etymology

Cappie is easy to remember if you think of cap, which means 'hat' and is often worn by students to show their group's letters. So a cappie is someone who belongs to a college fraternity or sorority.