dappich
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Related to German täppisch (“clumsy”).
Adjective
dappich
- clumsy
- Synonym: doppich
- 1929, Pennsylvania-German Society, Proceedings and Addresses:
- 'R is zu dumm rei zu ge' wanns regert. Too stupid to get in out of the wet.
- Net so dumm wi dappich. Not as stupid as clumsy.
- Net so dumm wi dappich, un net so dappich wi schappich. Not as stupid as clumsy and not as clumsy as slovenly.
Descendants
- from the variant doppich:
- English: doppich, doplich, doplic