slaphappy

Example Sentences

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Starting projects later than planned was a signature move of ours, which pushed us into the realm of slaphappy and barely able to focus before our finish line was in sight.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024

Having fitted his kit with old-fashioned calfskin heads, Starr’s sturdy, slaphappy drumming achieves a newfound warmth and depth.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 21, 2019

Maybe the table was so tired that the writers had become slaphappy, but “sweet night breakfast?” won a big, goofy laugh—it was the sort of curveball construction that suited “black-ish.”

From The New Yorker • Apr. 25, 2016

The life of a Harvard University Press director is indeed a happy one; but it is by no means as carefree and slaphappy as a couple of your errors would suggest.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Yamasaki discovered the enormous versatility and flexibility of concrete, he went, as he says, "a bit slaphappy."

From Time Magazine Archive