pappy
1 Americanadjective
noun
plural
pappiesadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of pappy1
First recorded in 1670–80; pap 1 + -y 1
Origin of pappy2
Example Sentences
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The conversation about AI art started when Mothersbaugh, who was headlining a music set at Pappy & Harriet’s later that night, admitted that he was “fooling around with AI” and “just making myself laugh, like mutating old Devo photos and videos. It cracks me up. ... I don’t know what is ever going to happen with it. Maybe they’ll just always live on my phone and eventually get thrown away or lost or something.”
From Los Angeles Times
Lori S. of Acid King has played Pappy & Harriett’s in Pioneertown numerous times and also saw Kyuss play in her hometown of San Francisco, but is just as grateful to share the stage with newer bands.
From Los Angeles Times
Ford was called Pappy in real life, and Kurosawa observes that “in Japanese we would call him the same thing, ‘oyaji.’”
Visitors will also find there’s much more to do than wait two hours for a table at Pappy and Harriet’s.
From Los Angeles Times
The tumultuous era at the town’s landmark roadhouse and concert venue Pappy and Harriet’s appears to have ended as new management repairs relations with the surrounding community.
From Los Angeles Times
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