Sippy vs. Sappy

Sippynoun

(informal) A little sip; less than a serving of some particular drink

Sappyadjective

(US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)

‘It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance.’;

Sappyadjective

Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.

Sappyadjective

(obsolete) Juicy.

Sappyadjective

Spongy; Having spaces in which large quantities of sap can flow.

Sappyadjective

(obsolete) Musty; tainted; rancid.

Sappyadjective

Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent.

Sappyadjective

Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble.

‘When he had passed this weak and sappy age.’;

Sappyadjective

Weak in intellect.

Sappyadjective

Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood.

Sappyadjective

Musty; tainted.

Sappyadjective

pungent adjectives of disesteem;

‘gave me a cockamamie reason for not going’; ‘wore a goofy hat’; ‘a silly idea’; ‘some wacky plan for selling more books’;

Sappyadjective

abounding in sap;

‘sappy maple trees’; ‘sappy kindling wood’;

Sappy

is a song by the American rock band, Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It was first released as a hidden track on the AIDS-benefit compilation album, No Alternative, in October 1993.

‘Sappy’;