noun General Slang

sap

· noun · irish

A soft fool — gullible, naive, easily taken in.

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Definitions

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A simpleton or fool, with the specific flavour of being soft and easily taken advantage of. Common across Ireland and Britain — the sap is the one who picks up the bill, believes the excuse, lends the money he won't see again. Less mean than 'eejit', more pitying.

“I'm such a sap — I actually thought he'd pay me back.”
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A coward or weakling. A secondary sense where someone is dismissed as pathetic or lacking in backbone rather than just gullible.

“Don't be a sap, just ring her.”
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sap In A Sentence

I'm such a sap — I actually thought he'd pay me back.
Don't be a sap, just ring her.

Origin & Usage

British/Irish slang, late 1700s; short for 'sapskull' (a person with a head full of sap, i.e. wood pulp — soft and useless).

Variants sappy
Tags #irish#british#insult#fool

People Also Ask

What does sap mean?

A sap is a soft fool — someone gullible, naive, and easily taken in.

How do you use sap in a sentence?

"Don't be such a sap; they're obviously lying to you."

Is calling someone a sap rude?

Yes, it's mildly insulting — it means the person is a pushover who's easily fooled.

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