See also: Tappy

English

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Etymology 1

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tap +‎ -y

Adjective

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tappy (comparative more tappy, superlative most tappy)

  1. Resembling a tapping sound.
    a tappy noise

Etymology 2

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See tappish.

Verb

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tappy (third-person singular simple present tappies, present participle tappying, simple past and past participle tappied)

  1. (obsolete) to lie close to the ground; to lie low or skulk

References

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  • OED 2nd edition 1989.