adj
Meaning 1
Moving by hopping, having an uneven gait.
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Usage: childish
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Standard Lemma guide
hippity-hop
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adj
Meaning 2
Proceeding through uneven stages.
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Usage: figuratively
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adv
Meaning 3
Unevenly, with a hopping gait.
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Usage: childish, not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 4
A hop
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Usage: childish
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noun
Meaning 5
hip-hop (music)
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Usage: humorous, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 6
to hop.
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Usage: childish
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History
Etymology
Compound of hippity + hop, in turn from hip (a regional variant of hop) + -ety. Attested since the middle nineteenth century, with hippity-hoppity appearing somewhat earlier.