zappy
Americanadjective
adjective
Usage
What does zappy mean? Zappy describes someone or something that is energetic, lively, or fast moving, as in School vacations make me feel all zappy and free.You might describe someone who is acting extremely excited, sociable, or energetic as zappy. A zappy person might smile and laugh a lot and generally feels energetic or happy. A zappy dog might race around your house, jumping up and down excitedly.You could use zappy to describe objects that act like this, such as a wind-up toy. But you could also use it to describe objects that do not move. Their zappiness would come from the feelings they inspire in you. Zappy is used in this way most often to describe clothing, art, or other creative works that can appear colorful or flashy or that are meant to create a strong, positive emotion in you. Example: You could tell the kids had a good time at the birthday party by how zappy they were.
Etymology
Origin of zappy
Example Sentences
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As replete with zappy flashbacks as an Alain Resnais production, “Top of the Heap” is stabilized by its fiercely alienated central performance.
From New York Times
It’s a happy, zappy song, full of chuckles and chortles.
From Literature
Of course, it might be suitable for very young children, but even the littlest kids might sense that they've been offered smarter, zappier and frankly better films than this.
From The Guardian
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