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hoppy

adj
/ˈhɒpi/UK/ˈhɑpi/US

Etymology

From hop + -y.

  1. derived from *kewb-✻ — “to bend, bow”
  2. inherited from *huppōną✻ — “to hop”
  3. inherited from *huppōn✻
  4. inherited from hoppian — “to hop, spring, leap, dance”
  5. inherited from hoppen
  6. suffixed as hoppy — “hop + y”

Definitions

  1. Having a taste of hops

    Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with hops.

    • a hoppy beer

  2. Characterised by a hopping motion.

    • a hoppy bunny; a hoppy frog

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA