っぽい turns a noun into “-ish”: 子供っぽい = “childish”, 芸人っぽい = “so typical of a comedian”. After a verb it means “seems”: 寝てるっぽい = “looks like he’s asleep”.
Words like 子供っぽい are ordinary Japanese. Using っぽい for “seems” (寝てるっぽい) is casual; at work, say 〜ようです or 〜みたいです.
The performer greets regular audience members and explains that today they look different from their usual style.
and I'm dressed kind of like a regular middle-aged guy.
Textbook普通のおじさんのような格好をしているんです。Noun + 「のような」 became noun + 「っぽい」 (「おじさんっぽい」). Also 「を」 dropped, 「している」→「してる」, 「んです」→「んだ」.
One performer claims cows have gone extinct because Japanese people eat beef too fast; the other insists cow farming keeps up fine.
No, the stuff we're eating is actually, like, cow-ish stuff.
Textbookいいえ、私たちが食べているものは、実は牛のようなものなんです。「牛のようなもの」 became 「牛っぽいやつ」: noun + 「っぽい」 replaces 「のような」, and casual 「やつ」 replaces 「もの」. Also 「食べている」→「食べてる」.
One performer has been described as 'just loud,' and they argue about whether that is true and whether they could seem more mature.
Maybe I'll come off a little more grown-up.
Textbook少し大人のようになったりします。'大人っぽく' is the adverb form of '大人っぽい' ('adult-ish'), a casual version of '大人のように'; plain 'する' replaces 'します'.
In a 'scary story' sketch, a ghost keeps shouting weird catchphrases, and the other performer judges which one works better.
Culture note 'Gyaru' is a flashy, trendy fashion subculture of young Japanese women.
'Yumi Heart' sounds more gyaru, so go with that.
Textbookユミハートのほうがギャルのようなので、それにしてください。'ギャルのようだ' becomes the suffix 'ギャルっぽい' ('gyaru-ish'); 'それね' casually replaces 'それにしてください'.
One performer is nervous and doesn't know what to say, so the other urges them to come along anyway.
and you'll kinda seem like you get music, so you'll be fine!
Textbookなんとなく音楽がわかっているように見えるので、大丈夫ですよ。Plain verb + 「っぽい」 means "seems": 「分かってるっぽい」 replaces 「わかっているように見える」. Also 「ている」→「てる」, 「が」 dropped, 「ので」→「から」, and 「大丈夫ですよ」→「大丈夫だって」 (「だって」 = "I'm telling you").
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
〜っぽい means “-ish, kind of like”. っぽい turns a noun into “-ish”: 子供っぽい = “childish”, 芸人っぽい = “so typical of a comedian”. After a verb it means “seems”: 寝てるっぽい = “looks like he’s asleep”.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. Words like 子供っぽい are ordinary Japanese. Using っぽい for “seems” (寝てるっぽい) is casual; at work, say 〜ようです or 〜みたいです.
In 1,905 live comedy routines, 〜っぽい appears in 137 lines from 72 comedians.