51Թ

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êپ

[ be-teez ]

noun

  1. lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
  2. a stupid or foolish act or remark.
  3. something inconsequential or without merit; absurdity; trifle.


êپ

/ ɛˈپː /

noun

  1. rare.
    folly or lack of perception
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of êپ1

1820–30; < French: literally, foolishness, equivalent to êٱ foolish ( beast ) + -ise -ice
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of êپ1

French, from êٱ foolish, from êٱ (n) stupid person, beast
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Exasperated, she added, “Ça, c’est êپ.”

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In pursuit of his quest, he delivers a magnificent riff on the êپ.

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The Wise Men, though committing, as Waugh put it, “every kind of êپ,” arrive in the end and find their silly gifts accepted.

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They know that the battle is decided by fate, personified in what they like to call la êپ humaine – the sheer stupidity of other people.

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Son oncle rougit de sa simplicité, et les convives baissèrent tous les yeux sans daigner répondre à cette êپ.

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