rapier
Meaning
rapey
- (informal) Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or unease.
- (informal) Suggestive of, or characterised by, rape.
Translations
rapière
Rapier
estoque
degen
spada
floretePronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹeɪpˌɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French rapiere, from Middle French (espee) rapiere, from Old French rapiere, raspiere, from Spanish raspadera (“poker; raker; scraper”), from Spanish raspar (“to scrape”), of Germanic origin. More at rasp.
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