repple depple
English
Etymology
From the initial syllables.
Noun
repple depple (plural repple depples)
- (military, slang) A replacement depot.
- 2006, Peter Karsten, Encyclopedia of War and American Society (page 1115)
- Cartoonist and commentator Bill Mauldin, who served in the war, explains: When a soldier gets out of an army hospital he will most likely be thrown into a “repple depple.”
- 2006, Peter Karsten, Encyclopedia of War and American Society (page 1115)