eepy
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Etymology
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Clipping of sleepy. While early isolated uses exist, the term was initially popularized by the "and why he eepy?" meme which first appeared in late 2021.[1][2] The word rapidly increased in popularity from late 2022 through 2023.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]eepy (comparative eepier, superlative eepiest)
- (Internet slang) Sleepy.
- God's eepiest soldier.
- 2012 August 25, @sweetladii24, Twitter[2], archived from the original on 25 August 2023:
- Do not feel like getting up an going to work....im so eepy
- 2014 February 17, @FinnSoftCoat, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 25 August 2023:
- So Eepy
- 2021 December 21, @loonateeen, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 2023-04-14:
- and why they eepy 😹
- 2022 March 31, @normalgirl222, Twitter[5], archived from the original on 2023-04-10:
- and why he eepy and confortable.. snooziign...
- 2022 October 1, @_janey, Twitter[6], archived from the original on 2023-07-25:
- The bigger they come, the eepier they fall
- 2022 November 11, @cistem_offendaa, Twitter[7], archived from the original on 2023-07-25:
- good morning from the eepiest girl in the world
- 2023 March 13, u/finger35, “So embarrassed”, in Reddit[8], r/UBC, archived from the original on 2023-07-02:
- There was a light fixture thing in my unit's bathroom that I didnt even know about this morning. I woke up to the worker knocking my door so I was still eepy and clueless.
- 2023 March 27, u/lolpoopmoop, “anyone down to chat im bored”, in Reddit[9], r/teenagers, archived from the original on 2023-04-15:
- I'm going eepy dawg i got my blankets on me dawg I'm so eepy i got a pillow under my head I'm ready to snooze dawg I'm ready to start goin honk shoo honk shoo
Usage notes
[edit]- Chiefly used to describe a cat or a similar cute animal, or by extension to ascribe similar qualities to a person.
Alternative forms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “And Why He Eepy?”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007
- ^ @AnimalsCaption (2021 November 24) Twitter[1], archived from the original on 10 April 2023
- ^ "eepy" on Google Trends.