slap happy

[slap-hap-ee]

slap·hap·py

[slap-hap-ee]
adjective, slap·hap·pi·er, slap·hap·pi·est. Informal.
1.
severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
2.
agreeably giddy or foolish: After a martini he was slaphappy.
3.
cheerfully irresponsible: a slaphappy crowd.

Origin:
1935–40; slap1 + happy
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Slap happy is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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slap happy definition


  1. mod.
    silly; giddy. : I get slap happy when I have to stay up this late.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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