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っぽい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
っぽい
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1. -ish; -like  (colloquialism)
noun
2. tossing something out; throwing something away  (see also: ぽいと; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 78,635 which gives a rank of 9,250
っぽい is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 9,000 (about 78,300,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6254
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Example sentences:
わたし
たち
かれ
こうい
行為
こども
子供
っぽい
おも
った

We regarded his behavior as childish.
ジョー
おとこ
っぽいにおいルイーザ
きぶん
気分
わる
くなってしまった

Joe's masculine smell made Louisa sick.
かれ
えんぜつ
演説
すこ
ひにく
皮肉
っぽいところあった
There was a touch of irony in his speech.
ぽいっ
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 141,000,000 results)
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ぽい
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 113,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5308
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