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giddap

giddap

9.9
A shout to make a horse or mule go faster
  • interjection
  • /ˈɡɪdæp/
  • Informal
: ¡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

to stop
∞ 1.0

To make something end and not continue

halt
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.