unzipped
1 Americanadjective
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(especially of a garment) not zipped or zipped up; with the zipper unfastened.
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Slang.
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crazy; demented.
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overwrought; hysterical.
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adjective
Etymology
Origin of unzipped1
unzip + -ed 2 or un- 1 + zipped
Origin of unzipped2
Example Sentences
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I slowly unzipped the tent door, poked my head out and saw it: a lone bison head-butting a picnic table, lifting one end into the air with alarming ease.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
Mrs Fenton, 55, told the JVS show on BBC Three Counties Radio that, after a six-hour drive, her husband had unzipped the cover of the bicycle rack and found the migrant inside.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
A break can be extended as long as desired once started, and samples as thick as 80 nanometers and as thin as 24 nanometers have been unzipped -- theoretically, the bound could be much lower.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2024
I was embarrassed, like I’d left my fly unzipped.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2024
Panda-Laney unzipped Paganini’s bag, and the little rabbit hopped out with a flourish, gazing around for something edible, nose twitching rhythmically.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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