Apeth (noun) (informal)
ay-peth
A foolish or silly person.
Apeth is a chiefly British word (Yorkshire) and is a shortening of a shortening, halfpennyworth, which became ha’p’orth, which in turn became apeth.
Example sentences
“Oh, you daft apeth!”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)