repple depple

English

Etymology

From the initial syllables.

Noun

repple depple (plural repple depples)

1. (military, slang) A replacement depot.
   • 2006, Peter Karsten, Encyclopedia of War and American Society, page 1115:

     Cartoonist and commentator Bill Mauldin, who served in the war, explains: When a soldier gets out of an army hospital he will most likely be thrown into a “repple depple.”