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rapey

rapey

4 9.9
An offensive way of acting that is sexually aggressive and makes people feel unsafe
  • adjective
  • /ˈreɪpi/
  • Offensive
: [ofensivo: que sugiere agresión sexual]
  • The way he stared at her made the entire atmosphere feel rapey and uncomfortable.

But don't worry, this isn't rapey because they conveniently already met and fell in love off screen in Canada.

Examples

  • I think the rapey chatter would be a lot easier to stomach if there weren't so much of it.

    Blog text (9)

  • Well, you talking about vibes is the only thing that's rapey going on right now.

    This Is the End (2013)

  • Dude, nothing was rapey till you brought up the rapey vibes.

    This Is the End (2013)

  • It was super rapey in there.

    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)

  • I can't be the only one that gets a really rapey vibe from this video.

    Blog text (25)

  • Their moments together in S5 are uncomfortable and even rapey at times.

    Blog text (13)

  • I've always thought that the traditional college party or club setting, when looked at from the outside, is an insane and rapey institution.

    Blog text (26)

  • It was a wee bit rapey.

    Blog text (4)

  • There really aren't that many rapey, murdery men out there.

    Blog text (26)

  • All hetero sex in the patriarchy is rapey.

    Blog text (26)

Antonyms

safe
∞ 1.0

Not likely to be harmed or in danger

respectful
146 1.1

Being polite and showing admiration for someone

How Predatory

rapey
  • Offensive
4 9.9
predatory
39 6.1
creepy
462 3.0
suggestive
  • Offensive
14 6.0
innocuous
30 6.5

Surface Forms

rapey positive

Morphology

rapey = rape (transparent) = rape + y

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-y' to 'rape', yielding a meaning 'characteristic of or suggestive of rape'; the derivation is directly inferable though the word is slang and offensive.

Etymology

Rapey comes from the noun rape, which means 'a violent sexual attack', plus the ending -y that turns a noun into a describing word meaning 'having the quality of'. So rapey is slang for a person, action, or place that seems sexually aggressive or like it could lead to an attack, and it is an offensive term that can make people feel uncomfortable.