rapey

English

Etymology

From rape +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪpi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪpi

Adjective

rapey (comparative more rapey or rapier, superlative most rapey or rapiest)

1. (informal) Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or unease.
2. (informal) Suggestive of, or characterised by, rape.

   This song is pretty rapey if you think about the lyrics.

   • 2011, Tyler DeAngelo, Brad Emmett, Learn Just Enough to Get Laid, page 157:

     If this all sounds a bit “rapey,” that's only because there were different standards of morality back in the days of Greek mythology.

   • 2016, Sunil Yapa, Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist:

     Because this is a man, let's say you're on a date and some guy comes out of the alley with a knife and a rapey kind of vibe.

Derived terms

• rapeyness

Anagrams

• Payer, Peary, apery, payer, peary, praye, repay