zippy

[ zip-ee ]

/ ˈzɪp i /

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

lively; peppy.

Words nearby zippy

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

Origin of zippy

First recorded in 1915–20; zip¹ + -y¹

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Examples 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

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zippy

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

Words related to zippy

Words nearby zippy

Origin of zippy

Examples from the Web for zippy

British Dictionary definitions for zippy

adjective -pier or -piest