clippety-cloppety

noun

The sound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoes

Meanings

nounclippety-cloppety (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe sound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoes

    Synonyms: clippety-clop, clippity-clop, clippity-cloppity, clip-clop, cloppety, cloppety-clop, cloppity-clop, cloppity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe sound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoes

Origin

Translations

Finnish kopoti-kopoti
  • kopoti-kopotisound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoe
Polish patataj
  • patatajsound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoe
Portuguese pocotó
  • pocotósound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoe
Russian цок-цок
  • цок-цок (cok-cok)sound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoe
Vietnamese lộp cộp, lọc lọc
  • lộp cộpsound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoe
  • lọc lọcsound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoe
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APA

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“clippety-cloppety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clippety-cloppety. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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