Welp

//wɛlp// intj, name, slang

intj, name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Well. Typically used to express exasperation, a matter-of-fact or unenthusiastic attitude, or helpless acceptance of something surprising. Internet, slang

    "“Nuclear power is a dual-use technology. It can be weaponized.” Welp. “It is sort of what we anticipated, that there would be a Three Mile Island moment around data sharing that would rock the research community,” Lazer says."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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goodcomfortablyeasilyoriginshaftsource

Example

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"State police spokeswoman Janet Welp says the truck wound up crashing into a bridge railing along Interstate 30."

Etymology

Representing well pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end. Compare yep, yup, nope, and ope.

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