hipp som happ

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of hipp +‎ som (“as”) +‎ happ. Unadapted borrowing from Danish hip som hap, borrowed from Low German hippen (“hop”). According to SO attested since 1916.

Compare with the rhyming structure of pick och pack (“bag and baggage”) and hugget som stucket (“same difference”).

Adverb

hipp som happ (not comparable)

1. In any order; impromptu; randomly; willy-nilly; without planning or thought.

Phrase

hipp som happ

1. tomayto, tomahto

References

• hipp som happ in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hipp som happ in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hipp som happ in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)