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Definition of pap noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pap

noun
 
/pæp/
 
/pæp/
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  1. [uncountable] (disapproving) ’.books, magazines, television programmes, etc. that have no real value
  2. [uncountable] soft or almost liquid food eaten by babies or people who are illTopics Foodc2
  3.  
    South African English [pɐp]
     [uncountable] (South African English) porridge made with flour from maizeTopics Foodc2
  4. (also paparazzo)
     [countable] a photographer who follows famous people around in order to get interesting photographs of them to sell to a newspaper
    5. Word OriginLate Middle English: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pappe, probably based on Latin pappare ‘eat’.
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