Slappy
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A scary ventriloquist dummy in the Goosebumps books
- proper noun
- Literature
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Slappy
- In R.L. Stine's story, Slappy is a ventriloquist's dummy that terrifies the characters.
- Slappy, come
- Slappy kidnaps
- Slappy's arm
Examples
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Slappy, would you get me the water bucket, please?
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We need to find your mom before Slappy does.
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Hey, kids, it's Happy, Slappy Time!
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"Everyone in the high school joined forces to defeat Slappy and his monsters."
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Doug, this is Slappy, the owner of the place.
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Hey, Slappy, I'd like you to meet Doug here.
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You ready, Slappy?
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Come here, Slappy.
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So this is Slappy?
Fiction book (1999) -
Slappy produces a bouquet of paper flowers from his sleeve.
Fiction book (1999)
Surface Forms
Slappy main
Etymology
Slappy is a name that likely plays on the English verb slap ('to hit with the hand') plus the friendly ending -y. A helpful way to remember him is that the small, lively name suggests a naughty or scary puppet, which fits the ventriloquist's dummy in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps.