slap-happy

slap-hap·py

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slap hap-ee]
- /slæp ˈhæp i/
- /slæp ˈhæpi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slap hap-ee]
- /slæp ˈhæp i/

Definitions of slap-happy word

adjective slap-happy severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer. 1
adjective slap-happy agreeably giddy or foolish: After a martini he was slaphappy. 1
adjective slap-happy cheerfully irresponsible: a slaphappy crowd. 1
adjective slap-happy If you describe someone as slap-happy, you believe they are irresponsible and careless. 0
adjective slap-happy cheerfully irresponsible or careless 0
adjective slap-happy dazed or giddy from or as if from repeated blows; punch-drunk 0

See all 8 definitions of slap-happy

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Origin of slap-happy

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; slap1 + happy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Slap-happy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slap-happy

slap-happy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for slap-happy

adj slap-happy

addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
dizzy — having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.

adjective slap-happy

dazzled — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
woozy — stupidly confused; muddled: woozy from a blow on the head.

All 5 Synonyms of slap-happy