hippity-hop

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Etymology 1

Compound of *hippity + hop, in turn from hip + -ety.

Adjective

hippity-hop

1. (childish) Moving by hopping, having an uneven gait.
2. (figurative) Proceeding through uneven stages.

Adverb

hippity-hop (not comparable)

1. (childish) Unevenly, with a hopping gait.

Noun

hippity-hop (plural hippity-hops)

1. (childish) A hop

Verb

hippity-hop (third-person singular simple present hippity-hops, present participle hippity-hopping, simple past and past participle hippity-hopped)

1. (childish) to hop.

Related terms

• hippity-hoppity

Noun

hippity-hop (uncountable)

1. (humorous) hip-hop (music)

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