Zepp

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Zeppelin airship. informal

    "Only after the first explosions did the people of Folkestone notice the sound of engines beating the air. They hardly understood what they heard. They screamed “Zepps! Zepps!” for until then Zeppelin dirigibles had been the only mechanism of air attack they knew."

  2. 2
    A Zeppelin stamp. informal

    "This is about your last chance to buy cheaply as the stock in the U. S. is cleaned up. Remember the Zepps, including the 50c one!! Postage 3c."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
zeppelin stamp

Example

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"Only after the first explosions did the people of Folkestone notice the sound of engines beating the air. They hardly understood what they heard. They screamed “Zepps! Zepps!” for until then Zeppelin dirigibles had been the only mechanism of air attack they knew."

Etymology

Clipping of Zeppelin.

Related phrases

Zepp antenna

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