Pappe

Meaning

1. (feminine) paperboard, cardboard
2. (feminine,slang) blotter acid (a piece of paper laced with LSD)
3. (alt-of,alternative,feminine) Alternative form of Papp (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste”)

Concepts

cardboard

paperboard

pasteboard

board

mount

mat

carton

tar paper

thick paper

boxboard

Synonyms

Karton

dickes Papier

Trabbi

Rennpappe

Leukoplastbomber

Lappen

Führerschein

LSD

Acid

Lysergsäurediethylamid

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

Trabant

Führerausweis

Fleppe

Fahrausweis

Fahrerlaubnis

Hartpappe

Trabi

Dachpappe

Gehhilfe

Plastikbomber

Plastebomber

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpapə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: *pappe

In summary

From Middle High German *pappe (attested 15th century, but earlier the derivative pepelen, from the source of modern Papp (“thick soup, mash”).
Also compare modern päppeln. The original sense of the word was “pap, mush cooked from flour” and “wheatpaste, flour-based glue”. It was then used for a material of book covers made by gluing together several sheets of paper, whence finally “any thick layer of paper” (18th century). The older sense is continued by regional Papp, which see for more.