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English
Etymology 1
Clipping of Zeppelin.
Noun
Zepp (plural Zepps)
- (aviation, informal) A Zeppelin airship.
1986, Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 98:Only after the first explosions did the people of Folkestone notice the sound of engines beating the air. They hardly understood what they heard. They screamed “Zepps! Zepps!” for until then Zeppelin dirigibles had been the only mechanism of air attack they knew.
- (philately, informal) A Zeppelin stamp.
1936 January 11, “The $5.00 No. 480 ”, in Linn's Weekly Stamp News, volume 8, number 11, Columbus, Ohio, page 234:This is about your last chance to buy cheaply as the stock in the U. S. is cleaned up. Remember the Zepps, including the 50c one!! Postage 3c.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Proper noun
Zepp (plural Zepps)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zepp is the 18218th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1527 individuals. Zepp is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.
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Pronunciation
Noun
Zepp m
- plural of Zopp