adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of sleepy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, endearing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sleepy
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eepy
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈiː.pi/
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rhymes with -iːpi
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *slēpaz Proto-West Germanic *slāp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Proto-West Germanic *slāpag Old English *slǣpiġ Middle English slepy English sleepyclip. English eepy Clipping of sleepy. The term was initially popularized by an Internet meme of a sleepy cat with the caption "and why he eepy?", which first appeared in late 2021. The word rapidly increased in popularity from late 2022 through 2023.