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as in puffy

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noun

chiefly Scottish
as in mum

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Recent Examples of nappy
Noun
These are giant concrete-like clusters of cooking oil, grease, nappies, wet wipes and such that congeal into masses in our sewers, clogging networks. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025 But composting services aren’t universally available and some of the products are less absorbent than normal nappies, critics say. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 July 2025 More chaos, more laughs, more nappies and more...everything! — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 May 2025 Not to mention having the epic yellow nappies from the waist down. — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Atletico Madrid, Leganes, Sevilla, Betis and Mallorca were among those to use their stadiums as collection points for materials donated by supporters, with food, blankets, nappies and water sent by road to those who badly needed them. — Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 The results are wondrous: a delightfully discordant fever dream that covers high fashion nappies, boots inspired by André Courrèges, and a puff-sleeve wedding dress suggesting both restriction and a strange kind of freedom. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nappy
  1. puffy
  2. mum
  3. fluffy
  4. beer
  5. downy
  6. ale
  7. shaggy
  8. cocktail
Adjective
  • Select suitcases and travel bags are marked down right now, including 20% off the Odyssey carry-on, the expandable backpack, and this puffy tote.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Story’s groomer didn’t dye his whole body—just the puffy fur around his ankles, ears, and the tip of his tail, which fades from violet to a soft lavender like something out of a watercolor painting.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 30 June 2026
Definition of puffy
Noun
  • Neither will New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who on Tuesday was mum on any details to which he’d been made privy, carefully side-stepping a question about the Swift event during a press conference about the impending heat wave.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Author Andy Weir has remained mum on chances of a sequel, saying his next book is a standalone novel.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of mum
Adjective
  • Lunches are supplied by Yeasty Boys Bakery & Delicatessen out of Marysville, featuring ham and turkey sandwiches on fluffy milk bread with picnicky sides like pasta salad and bags of Grippo’s chips produced in Cincinnati.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 6 July 2026
  • Bundled with fluffy white rice and a delicate nori ribbon to make musubi.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 July 2026
Definition of fluffy
Noun
  • Products with a broad range, such as beer, would benefit from multiple subcategories, ensuring that the production process is not prioritized over the alcoholic content.
    — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • And Hailey Branson-Potts has the story of the beer queen of Mendocino County, Lost Coast Brewery’s Barbara Groom, one of the country’s first female microbrew owners, who turns 80 this year.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of beer
Adjective
  • Flavors of black cherry, star anise, and mint are set into downy tannins that linger on the palate.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • Plants produce a basal rosette of downy foliage in their first year and flower in the second season, after which the plants typically die out.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Definition of downy
Noun
  • Because water was frequently unsafe and tea was politically boycotted, everyday favorites included rum punch, hard cider, and ale.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Food offerings can include turkey legs, giant pickles, ale and mocktails.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Definition of ale
Adjective
  • Two years later, Swift pushed the bounds of her beauty yet again, pairing a white, deep V-cut gown with a shaggy bob.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • In most respects the man was unremarkable, just another shaggy head of hair in a sea of skater-boy business casual.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of shaggy
Noun
  • The cruise line also added a page for the Cosmopolitan to the menu at the ship’s 1400 Lobby Bar, given the cocktail's popularity around the time of the previous Legend’s launch.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • After a little explanation, the cocktail names usually click, building the anticipation.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of cocktail

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