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slaphappy

slap·happy

UK/ˈslæpˌhæpi/ US/ˈslæˌphæpi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

cheerfully irresponsible

  • “carefree with his money”
  • “freewheeling urban youths”
  • “had a harum-scarum youth”
2.

dazed from or as if from repeated blows

  • “knocked silly by the impact”
  • “slaphappy with exhaustion”
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Origin

From slap + happy.

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