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Old 03-28-2002, 08:06 PM
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Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
Kinda curious...what does Jappy mean anyway? Please PM me!
originally, a JAP stood for Jewish American Princess. now, it stands for a snobby, usually wealthy person who thinks she is better than someone else. religion does not matter.

on long island, the word is used all the time--even by "jappy" girls themselves. it's not offensive here, although i could see it being a problem other places. some people are proud to consider themselves to be a jap.

when i went to school in VA, i used the word freshman year. someone turned to me and said "how can you talk about japanese people like that!". i was floored. they had never heard the term JAP in any other sense than japanese.
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