Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Dazed, silly, or incoherent from or as if from blows to the head; punch-drunk.
- adjective Happy-go-lucky.
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- adjective
Incoherent from being struck,punch drunk . - adjective
Irresponsibly free.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- adjective cheerfully irresponsible
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Examples
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The Russians and Chinese, on the other hand, have a slaphappy habit of making more weapons than they actually need.
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She scampered up to everyone in turn, wagging her tail like mad, going person to person, saying howdy, ignoring no one, bursting with enthusiasm and slaphappy joy.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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Disillusioned, Perelman wound up coming back to the States; Newman did not, which is a shame for the rest of us, as our bickering, divided, slaphappy nation could have used more of his perceptive objectivity, dry wit and profound sense of fair play.
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Disillusioned, Perelman wound up coming back to the States; Newman did not, which is a shame for the rest of us, as our bickering, divided, slaphappy nation could have used more of his perceptive objectivity, dry wit and profound sense of fair play.
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Disillusioned, Perelman wound up coming back to the States; Newman did not, which is a shame for the rest of us, as our bickering, divided, slaphappy nation could have used more of his perceptive objectivity, dry wit and profound sense of fair play.
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She scampered up to everyone in turn, wagging her tail like mad, going person to person, saying howdy, ignoring no one, bursting with enthusiasm and slaphappy joy.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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If Pixar delivered a new Toy Story film every three years, I'd be slaphappy.
Jon Chattman: The Year in Movies: Spreading the Love Throughout 2010 Jon Chattman 2010
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She scampered up to everyone in turn, wagging her tail like mad, going person to person, saying howdy, ignoring no one, bursting with enthusiasm and slaphappy joy.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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If Pixar delivered a new Toy Story film every three years, I'd be slaphappy.
Jon Chattman: The Year in Movies: Spreading the Love Throughout 2010 Jon Chattman 2010
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She scampered up to everyone in turn, wagging her tail like mad, going person to person, saying howdy, ignoring no one, bursting with enthusiasm and slaphappy joy.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
dontcry commented on the word slaphappy
I love this state of being. And, it's fun to say, especially when you are!
May 16, 2008
donricklin commented on the word slaphappy
One of my favorite juggling/busker troupes of the late '70s, early '80's in New England, a la 'Brothers Karamozov', predecessors to Blue Man Crew stuff.
October 11, 2008