What does “fetid moppet” from Severance mean? Season 2 line explained

If, after watching the episode 2 of Severance season 2, you were wondering what “fettid moppet” means then here is the answer.

Edyta Jastrzebska

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Source: Severance, Dan Erickson, Apple TV+, 2022

Severance's unique vocabulary is now standard. The Apple TV+ series excels in this way, however, it can really surprise in this regard, and this happened in episode 2 of season 2. When viewers heard “fetid moppet,” they had no idea what hit them. These are such strange words that it was hard to grasp what happened in Jame's scene with Helena after her speech at the gala.

“Fetid moppet” from Severance season 2 explained

The original insult is something that could have been expected from Eagan. The character in the aforementioned scene had nothing but this to say to his daughter. But what could this old-fashioned-sounding insult actually mean? The word fetid means something smelling awful and musty, and moppet is the word for a little girl. So together these words make up the “stinky little girl” insult. So Eagan used a more sophisticated form for saying it.

If anyone is interested in the origins of the word fetid, it comes from the Latin fetere, meaning to stink. The first known use of fetid dates to the 15th century. And the oldest use of the word moppet dates to 1601 in a text by Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle. It was originally intended to mean “baby doll” before it was used to refer to a girl.

As you can see, Severance surprises not only through its plot, but also through its vocabulary, so that fans can have a serious puzzle to solve.

When do new episodes of Severance season 2 land on Apple TV+?

Season 2 of Severance is currently coming out on Apple TV+. New episodes can be seen on Thursdays at 9pm PT / Fridays at 12am ET. The series is expected to consist of 10 episodes, with the last one likely to be released on March 20/21, 2025.

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Edyta Jastrzebska

Author: Edyta Jastrzebska

A graduate of journalism and social communication as well as cultural studies. She started at Gamepressure.com as one of the newspeople in the films department. Currently she oversees the Gamepressure movie&TV newsroom. She excels in the field of film and television, both in reality-based and fantasy themes. Keeps up with industry trends, but in her free time she prefers to watch less known titles. Has a complicated relationship with popular ones, which is why she only gets convinced about many of them when the hype around them subsides. Loves to spend her evenings not only watching movies, series, reading books and playing video games, but also playing text RPGs, which she has been into for several years.