What does tippy-tappy mean?
Tippy-tappy means Giving light or delicate touches, taps or blows..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Giving light or delicate touches, taps or blows..
Our pre-requisite for Sheffield United this season is you have to turn up, be committed, be brave, work your socks off and make your opposite number beat you physically. We didn't do that, we tried to go tippy-tappy with one of the best teams in the Premier League and you can't do it.
Ah, Bill, will you take my hand and show me how, will you dance with me with your tippy tappy toes?
these charming little creatures dancing a tippy-tappy rhythm in the middle of the downpour
[…]a tippy-tappy fighter, the sort of bloke that tries to score points by hitting at his opponent with meaningless jabs.
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Tippy-tappy means Giving light or delicate touches, taps or blows..
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Our pre-requisite for Sheffield United this season is you have to turn up, be committed, be brave, work your socks off and make your opposite number beat you physically. We didn't do that, we tried to go tippy-tappy with one of the best teams in the Premier League and you can't do it.
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