"hippity" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1889, Carlisle B. Holding, Her Ben: A Tale of Royal Resolves, page 159:",
          "text": "“W’at’ll de rab’its do w’en de pile am burnin’?” ¶ “Dey’ll jes hippity, skippity, an’ git hout, an’ now min’ I w’at tell yer,” replied the old negro.",
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          "ref": "1955, Time & Tide, volume 36, page 1582:",
          "text": "Sammy Squirrel slept inside the tortoise's house until nightfall and then he came out and, skippity-hippity, away he went to Owl's Barn.",
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        "(informal) Unevenly; by hopping."
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          "text": "“W’at’ll de rab’its do w’en de pile am burnin’?” ¶ “Dey’ll jes hippity, skippity, an’ git hout, an’ now min’ I w’at tell yer,” replied the old negro.",
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