〜っぽい ppoi
〜っぽい（ppoi）means “-ish / tends to … / looks like …”. Attached to a noun, adjective stem, or verb stem to mean that something strongly has that quality or tendency. Formation: N + っぽい ／ Aい（いを取る）+ っぽい ／ V-ます + っぽい
-ish / tends to … / looks like …
N2Formation
N + っぽい ／ Aい（いを取る）+ っぽい ／ V-ます + っぽい
Explanation
Attached to a noun, adjective stem, or verb stem to mean that something strongly has that quality or tendency. It is colloquial and turns the whole word into an い-adjective (〜っぽい・〜っぽくて).
Examples
Note
With nouns/adjectives it often carries a slightly negative nuance (安っぽい = cheap-looking, 子供っぽい = childish). With verb-stems (忘れっぽい, 怒りっぽい) it means a tendency to do that action.
FAQ
〜っぽい — what does it mean and how is it used?
-ish / tends to … / looks like …. Attached to a noun, adjective stem, or verb stem to mean that something strongly has that quality or tendency. It is colloquial and turns the whole word into an い-adjective (〜っぽい・〜っぽくて).
〜っぽい — how do you form it?
N + っぽい ／ Aい（いを取る）+ っぽい ／ V-ます + っぽい
〜っぽい — any usage notes?
With nouns/adjectives it often carries a slightly negative nuance (安っぽい = cheap-looking, 子供っぽい = childish). With verb-stems (忘れっぽい, 怒りっぽい) it means a tendency to do that action.