jippa jappa

English

Alternative forms

• jippa-jappa

Noun

jippa jappa (plural jippa jappas)

1. Alternative form of jipijapa
   • 1965, Ian Fleming, chapter 4, in The Man with the Golden Gun:

     There were only two other passengers in the “lounge,” Cubans perhaps, with jippa-jappa luggage.

   • 2006, Anita M. Waters, Planning the Past: Heritage Tourism and Post-Colonial Politics at Port Royal, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 70:

     The plan calls for site-specific reproductions to be sold in the retail areas: African coil-built pots, head-carrying baskets, and woven “jippa jappa” hats will be produced in Sparrishtown.