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Quippiam

adverb

Definitions:

1) at all
2) certain quanity, a bit
3) some/any one/thing
4) unspecified thing/person

definition from the “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982
example 1:
Trojan soldier 1: yo did you see someone move inside that horse?

Trojan soldier 2: nope, not quippiam

example 2:
Greek clay seller: ok, so how much clay do you want?

Greek customer: Idk just give me quippiam

example 3:
*Greek child at lunch table pulls out curdled milk*

Greek child 2: YO! is that curdled milk can I have quippiam?

example 4:
Greek soldier 1: bro, did you see that quippiam coming out that horse?

Greek soldier 2: nah bro, you just seeing things, this is Troy my guy no one is getting past these walls
by Antonio T. Onino November 18, 2025
mugGet the Quippiammug.

why so genius?

used when someone does something smart/genius. Typically used sarcastically but can also be used as a genuine compliment.
person 1: yo dude check out this apple pie that I made.

*person 2 takes bite*

person 2: *mph* why does it taste so different?

person 1: yeah I ran out of apples so I used pears instead, you could call it a pear pie

person 2: yoooo, why so genius?
by Antonio T. Onino November 21, 2025
mugGet the why so genius?mug.

Geringquippiam

Insignificant thing

from the German word gering meaning small amount, and the Latin word quippiam meaning an unspecified thing.

Often used when discussing the Planck length imagined as an object.
scientist 1: hey did you see that projectile fly by?

scientist 2: yeah, I measured it and it was about a Planck length long

scientist 3: yea man that was a real Geringquippiam
by Antonio T. Onino November 17, 2025
mugGet the Geringquippiammug.

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