hippety–hop
adverb (or adjective)
hip·pe·ty–hop
\¦hipətē¦häp\\-äpətē\
variants: or
hippity–hop
\¦hipətē¦häp\ orhippety–hoppety
orhippity–hoppity
\-äpətē\Definition of hippety–hop
: with a hopping rhythm or motion the rabbit went hippety-hop across the lawn rising and falling in their saddles, with a hippity-hop motion — Laura Krey
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Origin and Etymology of hippety–hop
irregular from 4hip + hop
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