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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The year's funniest and most slaphappy dance record mixes Zulu chants, New York City jump-rope songs and hip-hop street culture into an anthropological jamboree.

From Time Magazine Archive