eepy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Clipping of sleepy. The term was initially popularized by an Internet meme with the caption "and why he eepy?", which first appeared in late 2021.[1] The word rapidly increased in popularity from late 2022 through 2023.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈiː.pi/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -iːpi
    • Hyphenation: eep‧y

    Adjective

    eepy (comparative eepier, superlative eepiest)

    1. (Internet slang, endearing) Synonym of sleepy.
      • 2012 August 25, @sweetladii24, Twitter[2] (post), Twitter, Inc., 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] (post), Twitter, Inc., archived from the original on 25 August 2023:
        So Eepy
      • 2021 December 21, @loonateeen, Twitter[4] (post), X Corp., archived from the original on 14 April 2023:
        and why they eepy 😹
      • 2022 March 31, @normalgirl222, Twitter[5] (post), X Corp., archived from the original on 10 April 2023:
        and why he eepy and confortable.. snooziign...
      • 2022 October 1, @_janey, Twitter[6] (post), X Corp., archived from the original on 25 July 2023:
        The bigger they come, the eepier they fall
      • 2022 November 11, @cistem_offendaa, Twitter[7] (post), X Corp., archived from the original on 25 July 2023:
        good morning from the eepiest girl in the world
      • 2023 March 13, u/finger35, “So embarrassed”, in r/UBC[8] (Reddit post), Reddit, Inc., archived from the original on 2 July 2023:
        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 r/teenagers[9] (Reddit post), Reddit, Inc., archived from the original on 15 April 2023:
        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

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ @AnimalsCaption (24 November 2021), Twitter[1], archived from the original on 10 April 2023

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