zip·py

[zip-ee]
adjective, zip·pi·er, zip·pi·est. Informal.
lively; peppy.

Origin:
1915–20; zip1 + -y1

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zippy (ˈzɪpɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -pier, -piest
informal full of energy; lively

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Zippy is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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zippy definition

[ˈzɪpi]
  1. mod.
    lively; active. : This is a real zippy number.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Nissan's zippy electric car should generate lots of buyers.
Other apps were noticeably zippy with loading as well.
It consumes no gas, releases zero-emissions from its tailpipe, and has lots of
  high torque for a zippy pick-up on the road.
Darters are zippy little fish that swim along the bottom of streams or lake
  shallows in short bursts.
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