hippity-hop
hippity-hop · hippity-hops
A hopA hop
Meaning
2 senses(childish)A hop
(humorous, uncountable)Hip-hop (music)
Origin
Compound of hippity + hop, in turn from hip (a regional variant of hop) + -ety. Attested sCompound of hippity + hop, in turn from hip (a regional variant of hop) + -ety. Attested since the middle nineteenth century, with hippity-hoppity appearing somewhat earlier.
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