tippity runs

noun

A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.

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tip and runhit and runtipsy runtippy go tippy go run
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Meanings

nountippity runs (uncountable)

alternative tippity-runs

  1. AustraliauncountableVictoriaball gamesA form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.

    Synonyms: tip and run, hit and run, tipsy run, tippy go tippy go run

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.

Similar
tip and runhit and runtipsy runtippy go tippy go run

Origin

From tip (“to hit lightly”).

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APA

tippity runs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tippity%20runs

MLA

“tippity runs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tippity%20runs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tippity runs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tippity%20runs.

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