skippity

English

Etymology

A fanciful extension used chiefly in rhymes, from skip +‎ -ity (“added to monosyllabic words, typically nouns or adjectives, to extend their form”); compare similar words like hippity-hoppity, diggety and nippity.

Adjective

skippity (not comparable)

  1. (childish) Skipping.

Usage notes

  • Frequently used with the verb go: e.g. "He went skippity all the way to work!"

Noun

skippity (plural skippities)

  1. (childish, rare) A skip.
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