lappy n. a laptop computer. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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OMG I hate that pseudo-word. It it supposed to be cute? Clever? Geek-chic?
Same number of syllables – just say “laptop”.
The first (and pretty much only) time I’ve seen this used is on the sbemail menu of http://www.homestarrunner.com .
Thankyou guys, i was only being a little silly, which is what the column is all about. Never cute, certainly not clever, and with a face like mine , not chic. Thanks heaps and happy days…it had nothing to do with a lap dancer, sadly.