khaplap

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Definitions

  • adv. Haphazardly; helter-skelter.

Example Sentences

  • "Though you meant well, leaving things behind gives the impression that you did a khap-lap job of cleaning up after yourself." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • כאַפּ־לאַפּ khap-lap

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      chaplap, chap-lap, khap-lap

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