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Zippy

//ˈzɪpi// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Energetic and lively. informal

    "Fun is the doughboy's pal—that's why he wrote and sings "K-K-K-Katy"—the song of songs, with a zippy, catchy melody and those beautifully simple words stammered by Katy's tongue-tied beau."

  2. 2
    Quick, speedy. informal

    "Apart from anything else, the zippier Northern cadences meant the radio stations could pack in three or four commercials in the time it would take the average Southerner to clear his throat."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by lively action wordnet
  2. 2
    quick and energetic wordnet

Etymology

From zip (“to move in haste; to make (something) move quickly”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).

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