clappedy-slappedy

English

Alternative forms

  • clappity slappity

Etymology

From clappedy +‎ slappedy.

Adjective

clappedy-slappedy (not comparable)

  1. Characterised by claps and slaps.
    • 1989, David Wallace Booth, The Writing Program, volume 4, page 98:
      Listen to that clappedy-slappedy sound
      That's what jumping is all about […]
    • 1997, Anne Powling, John O'Connor, Geoff Barton, New Oxford English, volume 3, page 71:
      Listen to that clappedy-slappedy sound
      Jump right up when it tells you to […]
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