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A South African. Originated in the early 1990's when the Springbok rugby team emerged from the sporting sanctions. Jappie Mulder was a strong midfield player for the Springboks. Generally a derogatory way a New Zealander will refer to a South African
How did the English go against the Jappies at Twickenham on Saturday? Oh they got destroyed as usual.
jappie by Jonathan Horrax June 29, 2011
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A term referring to a person who grew up on a farm and is not familiar with city life, naive, often unsophisticated. Not too polite, often used as a derogatory term for Caucasian South Africans by the British and by people of former British Colonies such as Australia and New Zealand. It appears to have been derived from the Dutch term "plaasjapie" meaning a farm-boy, and implies someone who is ignorant and uneducated, aimed mainly at the Afrikaner (of Dutch origin)
True account of convo heard by mine own ears in the bowls pavilion of Nairobi Club c.1967
Pater: So why didn't stay in South Africa, Izzy?
Izzy : Ag, Man! I can't stand the bloody Jappies,
jappie by tumbokubwa June 21, 2013
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A Jappie is hard to describe as they are so powerful and limitless. Jappies have no particular origin, and encompass all things beautiful about every corner of earth. A Jappie carry’s golden wisdom of the ancients, as well as the profound technology of the future.

Jappies are Gods in the eyes of some as they can do everything.

The most powerful Jappie is a shredder who can transcend time and space with their guitar.
Some human: Being a human is so boring and limited. I wish I was a Jappie

I heard this criminally glorious sound and the next minute I was in another dimension, maybe Jappies are real?

Dobell: The first man I fell in love with is a Jappie
Jappie by beerabid December 22, 2022
A member of the beat counterculture, or one who lives a beat lifestyle. Similar to a hippie. The term comes from Jack Kerouac's book "The Dharma Bums." (Japhy is the name of a character, modeled after Kerouac’s friend Gary Snyder.)
"Colleges being nothing but grooming schools for the middleclass non-identity which usually finds its perfect expression on the outskirts of the campus in rows of well-to-do houses with lawns and television sets in each living room with everybody looking at the same thing and thinking the same thing at the same time while the Japhies of the world go prowling in the wilderness..." --The Dharma Bums
Japhies by S.dedalus December 17, 2008

japiemon 

Few have ever seen the Japiemon, and even fewer have lived to tell the tale, but one thing is for sure; this pyromaniac and the Baroness of the Snowman is relentless and will not yield its thirst for more nom until all have fallen.

So beware.

It strikes when you least expect it, but you'll know. Oh you'll know and a chill will sliver down your spine as you hear in the dark night, the chilling call of the Japiemon, "jerp....jerpie..."
A japiemon is on its hunt, run for your life.

Watch out, it's japiemon.
japiemon by beemsum November 29, 2011

Jappiegaming day

A day in which you Celebrate the making of the amazing YouTube channel, "jappiegaming" it is on the 5th of october.
Today is my favourite day because it is jappiegaming day.
Jappiegaming day by Jwvsa June 7, 2021
Used to define a Japanese child (usually a boy) who is very asian looking.
Ugh, I hate tokyo. So many japplets running around.
Japplet by littleasiandefiner August 30, 2009
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