A Yiddish word meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'—used in English primarily within Yiddish-speaking communities.
From Yiddish 'epes' or 'eppes,' derived from German 'etwas' (something). This is a loanword that entered English through contact with Yiddish speakers, particularly in New York.
Yiddish has contributed many words to English (like 'bagel' and 'klutz'), and 'eppes' shows how immigrant languages leave fingerprints on English—you'll hear it in certain communities but not in standard dictionaries.
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