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giddap

giddap

9.9
A shout to make a horse or mule go faster
  • interjection
  • /ˈɡɪdæp/
  • Informal
translation icon : ¡vamos!
  • Giddap, giddap!

Examples

Synonyms

hup
vsgiddap
11 9.9

A short shout to make people move quickly or keep in step

is used to urge animals to start moving or speed up

Antonyms

1.0

To make something end and not continue

109 2.3

A stop in movement or activity

How Urgent

giddap
  • Informal
9.9
come on
  • Informal
5.4

Surface Forms

giddap main

Etymology

Giddap comes from a spoken form of 'get up', a quick way to tell a horse to start moving, so shouting giddap is a short command to urge an animal to go or go faster.