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zippy

[ zip-ee ]

/ ˈzɪp i /

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adjective, zip·pi·er, zip·pi·est. Informal.

lively; peppy.

Origin of zippy

First recorded in 1915–20; zip¹ + -y¹

Words nearby zippy

zipangu, ziploc, zipper, zippered, zipporah, zippy, ziram, zircalloy, zircaloy, zircon, zirconia

Example sentences from the Web for zippy

Zippy was not always so wicked as this, even after he had to be chained up; but he was very mischievous.

The Nursery, August 1881, Vol. XXX |Various
But do you think that the big man Harvey really is our Zippy's father?

Perlycross |R. D. Blackmore
She's gone the limit—khaki riding pants, leather leggins and a zippy cloth cap cut on the overseas pattern.

Torchy and Vee |Sewell Ford
I was still chewin' over that zippy roast Aunty had handed me.

Torchy, Private Sec. |Sewell Ford

Wa'n't such a bad looker, you know, in her other rig; but in this zippy regalia—well, I got to admit that she's some ripe pippin.

Shorty McCabe on the Job |Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for zippy

zippy

/ (ˈzɪpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

informal full of energy; lively