hoppy

[ hop-ee ]

adjective

Origin of hoppy

First recorded in 1885–90; hop² + -y¹

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It is not overtly hoppy, and the herbaceous, citrusy notes replace any bitter ones.
Wine Snobs, There’s a Beer for You | Jordan Salcito | April 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His friends were safely known by the Polish versions of Toothy, hoppy, Conky, Baldy, Whitey, Carrot Top and Chopper.
The Week in Death: Irving Milchberg, the Teenage Gunrunner of the Warsaw Ghetto | The Telegraph | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
hoppy (Josef Szindler) and Frenchy (Kazik Gelblum) were just two of the cigarette boys killed by the Germans.
The Week in Death: Irving Milchberg, the Teenage Gunrunner of the Warsaw Ghetto | The Telegraph | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The day before Jill and I met, Bethenny had married her boyfriend, Jason hoppy, at the Four Seasons restaurant in Manhattan.
Real Housewives' Unlikely Villain | Doree Shafrir | April 6, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
To avoid a bitter bird, try a less hoppy, more malty beer, such as a brown ale or sweet stout.
5 Pioneering Ways to Cook with Beer | Stacey Slate | February 2, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

Old Man hoppy-toad had locked her in the kitchen so she would have to bake lots and lots of pancakes for him.
Friendly Fairies | Johnny Gruelle
Billy Bumblebee peeped through a chink in a window, and saw a hoppy-toad with his mouth full of pancakes.
Friendly Fairies | Johnny Gruelle
So Old Man hoppy-toad had to pack up all his things in a red handkerchief and hustle out of town.
Friendly Fairies | Johnny Gruelle
Old Man hoppy-toad came to the door with a pancake in each hand and another large one in his mouth.
Friendly Fairies | Johnny Gruelle
hoppy was the keeper of the reservoir, a one-legged Irishman with a crutch.
Hints to Pilgrims | Charles Stephen Brooks

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