tippy-tap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A step that makes a clicking sound.
  2. A light and rapid tap
  3. A gourd or small jerry can filled with water and attached to a piece of wood at ground level, such that stepping on the wood tips the gourd or can to release a stream of water through a small hole.
verb
  1. To tap dance, or imitate tap dancing.
  2. To tap lightly.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪpitæp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-tippy-tap.wav

Word forms

tippy-tap tippy-taps tippy tap tippy-tapping tippy-tapped

Related words

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