slaphappy

adjective

slap·hap·py ˈslap-ˌha-pē How to pronounce slaphappy (audio)

: punch-drunk

: buoyantly or recklessly carefree or foolish : happy-go-lucky

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Slaphappy hits a lot of the same spots as "punch-drunk": when you suffer a blow to the head, you become confused and silly for a while. The "dazed and confused" sense of "slaphappy" first appeared in English in 1936, and by the following year it was being used to describe those who behave with such abandon it’s as though they’ve had the common sense knocked out of them. A 1937 article in the New York Herald Tribune called Ernest Hemingway, a writer known to have had an adventurous lifestyle, "the slaphappy litterateur." Often you will see the word spelled with a hyphen ("slap-happy"), but the closed compound is more common.

Example Sentences

We were all a bit slaphappy after staying up all night to finish the report. She has a slaphappy attitude about her work.

Recent Examples on the Web Drake appears to have commissioned TikTok-baiting choreography and then worked backwards from there, but the sound of the song is not in the slaphappy mode of Gen Z social media.

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 May 2020 Having fitted his kit with old-fashioned calfskin heads, Starr’s sturdy, slaphappy drumming achieves a newfound warmth and depth.

Jonathan Gould, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019 This sunny spirit surely comes in handy when he is stuck in D.C., with nothing to do but tweet infuriating fantasias that may be an indication of delusions the slaphappy Dr. Jackson didn’t catch.

Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2018 Breaking things down with a simple pounding electro-pop rhythm laced with slaphappy synths, the track is a festive anthem for women.

Tamar Herman, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2017 Indeed, George Antrobus himself is a slaphappy inventor.

Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2017

slaphappy

adjective

as in nonchalant

having or showing freedom from worries or troubles plays the role of a slaphappy guy with a food truck who dispenses wisecracks and wit along with his sandwiches

Synonyms & Similar Words

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nonchalant
carefree
blithe
insouciant
unconcerned
lighthearted
relaxed
blasé
happy-go-lucky
cavalier
debonair
devil-may-care
casual
blase
lightsome
gay
informal
easygoing
breezy
laid-back
unfussy
low-pressure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

careworn
serious
somber
earnest
cautious
anxious
sombre
upset
wary
careful
worried
grave
serious-minded
heedful
sorrowful
concerned
overburdened
long-suffering

as in dazed

suffering from mental confusion we were slaphappy with exhaustion after the nightlong train ride

Synonyms & Similar Words

dazed
confused
bewildered
dizzy
distracted
stunned
silly
befuddled
bemused
dopey
muddleheaded
punchy
punch-drunk
bedeviled
stupefied
at sea
spacey
zonked
raddled
pixilated
addled
fogged
addlepated
confounded
zonked-out
muzzy
unconscious
addle
befogged
mixed-up
dopy
shell-shocked
pixillated
bushed
out of it
spacy
spaced-out
spaced
senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

clearheaded
conscious
alert

单词	slaphappy
释义	slaphappy adjective slap·hap·py ˈslap-ˌha-pē 1 : punch-drunk 2 : buoyantly or recklessly carefree or foolish : happy-go-lucky Did you know? Slaphappy hits a lot of the same spots as "punch-drunk": when you suffer a blow to the head, you become confused and silly for a while. The "dazed and confused" sense of "slaphappy" first appeared in English in 1936, and by the following year it was being used to describe those who behave with such abandon it’s as though they’ve had the common sense knocked out of them. A 1937 article in the New York Herald Tribune called Ernest Hemingway, a writer known to have had an adventurous lifestyle, "the slaphappy litterateur." Often you will see the word spelled with a hyphen ("slap-happy"), but the closed compound is more common. Synonyms blithe carefree debonair devil-may-care gay happy-go-lucky insouciant lighthearted lightsome unconcerned See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We were all a bit slaphappy after staying up all night to finish the report. She has a slaphappy attitude about her work. Recent Examples on the Web Drake appears to have commissioned TikTok-baiting choreography and then worked backwards from there, but the sound of the song is not in the slaphappy mode of Gen Z social media. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 May 2020 Having fitted his kit with old-fashioned calfskin heads, Starr’s sturdy, slaphappy drumming achieves a newfound warmth and depth. Jonathan Gould, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019 This sunny spirit surely comes in handy when he is stuck in D.C., with nothing to do but tweet infuriating fantasias that may be an indication of delusions the slaphappy Dr. Jackson didn’t catch. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2018 Breaking things down with a simple pounding electro-pop rhythm laced with slaphappy synths, the track is a festive anthem for women. Tamar Herman, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2017 Indeed, George Antrobus himself is a slaphappy inventor. Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1 slaphappy adjective 1 as in nonchalant having or showing freedom from worries or troubles plays the role of a slaphappy guy with a food truck who dispenses wisecracks and wit along with his sandwiches Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nonchalant carefree blithe insouciant unconcerned lighthearted relaxed blasé happy-go-lucky cavalier debonair devil-may-care casual blase lightsome gay informal easygoing breezy laid-back unfussy low-pressure Antonyms & Near Antonyms careworn serious somber earnest cautious anxious sombre upset wary careful worried grave serious-minded heedful sorrowful concerned overburdened long-suffering See More 2 as in dazed suffering from mental confusion we were slaphappy with exhaustion after the nightlong train ride Synonyms & Similar Words dazed confused bewildered dizzy distracted stunned silly befuddled bemused dopey muddleheaded punchy punch-drunk bedeviled stupefied at sea spacey zonked raddled pixilated addled fogged addlepated confounded zonked-out muzzy unconscious addle befogged mixed-up dopy shell-shocked pixillated bushed out of it spacy spaced-out spaced senseless Antonyms & Near Antonyms clearheaded conscious alert
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