Etymology

From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#PAPPECategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#PAPPE *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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpapə/Category:German 2-syllable words#PAPPECategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#PAPPE
• (Switzerland) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpːə/Category:German 2-syllable words#PAPPECategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#PAPPE

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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  Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#PAPPE
• Rhymes: -apəCategory:Rhymes:German/apə#PAPPECategory:Rhymes:German/apə/2 syllables#PAPPE

Noun

Pappe f (genitive Pappe, plural Pappen)Category:German lemmas#PAPPECategory:German nouns#PAPPECategory:German entries with incorrect language header#PAPPECategory:German feminine nouns#PAPPECategory:Pages with entries#PAPPECategory:Pages with 1 entry#PAPPE

1. paperboard, cardboard

   Synonym: Karton

2. (slangCategory:German slang#PAPPE, drugs) blotter acid (a piece of paper laced with LSD)

   Synonym: Acid

3. alternative form of Papp (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste”)

Further reading

• “Pappe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎ (in German)
• “Pappe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pappe” in Duden online
• “Pappe” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Pappe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de