hippity
2
9.9
- adverb
- Informal
- The puppy ran hippity across the lawn, chasing after a butterfly.
Examples
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She skipped hippity into the room, full of excitement for the party.
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The children moved hippity down the path, laughing as they went.
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She danced hippity around the living room.
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The children ran hippity through the park.
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The children moved hippity down the path, laughing as they went.
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The puppy ran hippity across the lawn, chasing after a butterfly.
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She skipped hippity into the room, full of excitement for the party.
Synonyms
2
9.5
Moving with quick, bouncy jumps like a child or small animal
1
6.1
In a lively, bouncy way full of energy
1
8.1
In a lively, joyful way like when people laugh and play together
Antonyms
Idioms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hippity sounds like the children's phrase hippity-hop, a playful copy of the sound people make for 'small jumps' and is like the simple word hop. So, to move hippity is to move in a lively, bouncing way.