slaphappy

[ slap-hap-ee ]

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adjective,slap·hap·pi·er, slap·hap·pi·est.Informal.

severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
agreeably giddy or foolish: After a martini he was slaphappy.

cheerfully irresponsible: a slaphappy crowd.

Origin of slaphappy

First recorded in 1935–40; slap¹ + happy

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British Dictionary definitions for slap-happy

slap-happy

adjective-happier or -happiest informal

cheerfully irresponsible or careless
dazed or giddy from or as if from repeated blows; punch-drunk

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