"tappy-lappy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tappy-lappy [comparative], most tappy-lappy [superlative], tappy lappy [alternative]
Etymology: A reduplicated rhyming compound. Head templates: {{en-adj}} tappy-lappy (comparative more tappy-lappy, superlative most tappy-lappy)
  1. Synonym of pell-mell (“hasty, out of control”). Synonyms: pell-mell [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tappy-lappy-en-adj-Vv2F2-b6 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14

Adverb

Forms: more tappy-lappy [comparative], most tappy-lappy [superlative], tappy lappy [alternative]
Etymology: A reduplicated rhyming compound. Head templates: {{en-adv}} tappy-lappy (comparative more tappy-lappy, superlative most tappy-lappy)
  1. In a tappy-lappy manner.
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