slaphappy

slaphappy
/slap"hap'ee/, adj., slaphappier, slaphappiest. Informal.
1. severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
2. agreeably giddy or foolish: After a martini he was slaphappy.
3. cheerfully irresponsible: a slaphappy crowd.
[1935-40; SLAP1 + HAPPY]

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