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slap⋅hap⋅py

[slap-hap-ee]
–adjective, -pi⋅er, -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; slap 1 + happy
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slap·hap·py   (slāp'hāp'ē)   
adj.   slap·hap·pi·er, slap·hap·pi·est Slang
  1. Dazed, silly, or incoherent from or as if from blows to the head; punch-drunk.

  2. Happy-go-lucky.

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