"hippity-hop" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more hippity-hop [comparative], most hippity-hop [superlative]
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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hip|-ety|pos1=a regional variant of hop}} hip (a regional variant of hop) + -ety Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} hippity-hop (comparative more hippity-hop, superlative most hippity-hop)
  1. (childish) Moving by hopping, having an uneven gait. Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-hippity-hop-en-adj-wbtnihjP
  2. (figurative) Proceeding through uneven stages. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-hippity-hop-en-adj-PzYHq7Mz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hippety-hop
Etymology number: 1

Adverb [English]

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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hip|-ety|pos1=a regional variant of hop}} hip (a regional variant of hop) + -ety Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} hippity-hop (not comparable)
  1. (childish) Unevenly, with a hopping gait. Tags: childish, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hippity-hop-en-adv-3UGgclFO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hippety-hop
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: hippity-hops [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hip|-ety|pos1=a regional variant of hop}} hip (a regional variant of hop) + -ety Head templates: {{en-noun}} hippity-hop (plural hippity-hops)
  1. (childish) A hop Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-hippity-hop-en-noun-4-d-gg7A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hippety-hop
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hippity-hop (uncountable)
  1. (humorous) hip-hop (music) Tags: humorous, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hippity-hop-en-noun-33NomDSX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hippety-hop
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Forms: hippity-hops [present, singular, third-person], hippity-hopping [participle, present], hippity-hopped [participle, past], hippity-hopped [past]
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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hip|-ety|pos1=a regional variant of hop}} hip (a regional variant of hop) + -ety Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: childish Related terms: hippity-hoppity
    Sense id: en-hippity-hop-en-verb-FO6fYQvE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ety, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 8 17 2 16 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ety: 17 11 15 4 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 8 10 3 23 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 5 3 8 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hippety-hop
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "hippety-hop"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hippity-hop"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English compound terms",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "hippity-hop (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English humorous terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006 June 16, Talysman the Ur-Beatle, “Bob Saget lieks teh hippity-hop”, in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet):",
          "text": "I'm not much into teh hippity-hop like teh kids.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hip-hop (music)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "hip-hop",
          "hip-hop"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humorous) hip-hop (music)"
      ],
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        "humorous",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "hippety-hop"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hippity-hop"
}

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