Pap

1. (Noun) Soft, often bland food suitable for infants or invalids. This usually consists of boiled cereals or other easily digestible substances, mashed into a pulpy consistency. It's meant to be easy to swallow and absorb, offering basic nutrients for sustenance. 2. (Informal, Disparaging) Sensationalized or trivial content, often considered intellectually undemanding, or weak material. This usage emphasizes a lack of substance, intellectual rigor, or genuine value.

Pap meaning with examples

• The doctor recommended a diet of pap and easily digested liquids to the patient recovering from surgery. Her appetite was very diminished, so the pap was easily swallowed and digested. The aim was to gently bring back the patients strength. This soft diet ensured her system was able to receive the calories, with minimal effort.
• The baby thrived on a daily intake of pap made from finely ground rice and breast milk. The mothers often found this to be the simplest way to ensure their newborns were getting fed. The parents found they were able to mix many different things into the pap to try and provide as many vitamins and minerals as possible.
• Critics dismissed the new celebrity memoir as nothing more than fluffy pap, designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator. They believed it was vapid and did not contain any real or honest content. The public loved this content however, and continued to consume the stories in abundance.
• The late-night talk show had become full of pap and superficial interviews. It now pandered to the lowest common denominator. It used to be a show that tried to enlighten the audience and now it was just used as a vehicle for advertising.