English Explanatory Dictionary

hippity-hop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Moving by hopping, having an uneven gait.
  2. Proceeding through uneven stages.
adv
  1. Unevenly, with a hopping gait.
noun
  1. A hop
verb
  1. to hop.
noun
  1. hip-hop (music)

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hippity-hop more hippity-hop most hippity-hop hippety-hop hippity-hoppity hippity-hops hippity-hopping hippity-hopped

Etymology

Compound 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.

Related words

hippity-hoppity
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