Meanings
nounjippa jappa (countable and uncountable, plural jippa jappas)
plural jippa jappas · alternative jippa-jappa
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of jipijapa.
There were only two other passengers in the “lounge,” Cubans perhaps, with jippa-jappa luggage.
1965, Ian Fleming, chapter 4, in The Man with the Golden Gun1 more example
The plan calls for site-specific reproductions to be sold in the retail areas: African coil-built pots, head-carrying baskets, and woven “jippa jappa” hats will be produced in Sparrishtown.
2006, Anita M. Waters, Planning the Past: Heritage Tourism and Post-Colonial Politics at Port Royal, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 70
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