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zappy, a. slang.|ˈzæpɪ| [f. zap n. + -y1.] Lively, amusing, energetic; striking.
1969Guardian 1 Mar. 5/2 The Minister wore in his lapel..a zappy coloured badge of the ‘Cocoa makes you sterile’ type. 1971‘J. Mayo’ Asking for It xxiv. 155 They were both giving each other big zappy grins. 1972Observer 16 July 30/2 We badly need some zappy young editor who will start making his more garrulous authors prune their books. 1983Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Dec. 1448/3 The best of contemporary American prose sometimes has a zappy elegance. 1984Listener 3 May 30/4 The company felt the need for a zappier profile. |