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单词 hippity
释义

hippity

English

Etymology

Fanciful extension hip, a regional variant of hop, + -ety. Attested since the nineteenth century.

Adverb

hippity (comparative more hippity, superlative most hippity)

  1. (informal) Unevenly; by hopping.
    • 1889, Carlisle B. Holding, Her Ben: A Tale of Royal Resolves, page 159:
      “W’at’ll de rab’its do w’en de pile am burnin’?” ¶ “Dey’ll jes hippity, skippity, an’ git hout, an’ now min’ I w’at tell yer,” replied the old negro.
    • 1955, Time & Tide, volume 36, page 1582:
      Sammy Squirrel slept inside the tortoise's house until nightfall and then he came out and, skippity-hippity, away he went to Owl's Barn.

Usage notes

Frequently compounded or used in conjunction with the verb hop. See also hippity-hop, hippity-hoppity.

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