Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being nappy, or having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or condition of being
nappy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And yet the very act of trying to shake “nappiness” is a kind of black quirk.
Does He Not Have a First Name? : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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UPDATE: Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés is far more eloquent that I am regarding the tumultuous relationship that many black women have had historically with their God-given nappiness.
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UPDATE: Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés is far more eloquent that I am regarding the tumultuous relationship that many black women have had historically with their God-given nappiness.
April 2007 2007
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VOL.I. Page Line for inaminate read inanimate for dissolvible read dissolvable for delightful read so delightful for nappiness read happiness for bought read brought for loveliness read gentleness
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My trainer although very petit, is a stronger talented rider who is able to get him through the nappiness and she has been trying to get me to be more positive with my telling off.
unknown title 2009
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If you deign to respect a black woman as a full human being, do not celebrate her accomplishments by pointing out the nappiness of her hair or the fullness of her booty.
Comments from Left Field SylviaM 2008
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The “nappiness” of one’s hair is a reflection of one’s blackness.
Does He Not Have a First Name? : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
scarequotes commented on the word nappiness
http://www.thenational.scot/news/15193930.The_secret_to_happiness_____short_naps/
Scientists have discovered a link between happiness and short naps. And they have coined a new word to describe the contented state that follows a brief daytime doze: nappiness.
April 5, 2017