giddap
9.9
A shout to make a horse or mule go faster
- interjection
- /ˈɡɪdæp/
- Informal
- Giddap, giddap!
Examples
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Come on, giddap!
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Go on, giddap!
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Come on, giddap!
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Hey, giddap.
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GIDDAP !
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GIDDAP !
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Come on, giddap!
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Go on, giddap!
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Giddap, giddap!
Synonyms
hup
vsgiddap
A short shout to make people move quickly or keep in step
is used to urge animals to start moving or speed up
Antonyms
How Urgent
giddap
- Informal
come on
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5.4
- Informal
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.