hopping
[
hop
-ing]
/ˈhɒp ɪŋ/
adjective
1.
working energetically; busily engaged:
He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished.
2.
going from one place or situation to another of a similar specified type (usually used in combination):
restaurant-hopping.
Idioms
3.
hopping mad,
furious; enraged:
He was hopping mad when his daughter dropped out of college.
Origin
1665-75;
hop
1
+
-ing
2
British Dictionary definitions for
hopping mad
hopping
/
ˈhɒpɪŋ
/
noun
1.
the action of a person or animal that hops
2.
(
Tyneside
,
dialect
) a fair, esp (
the Hoppings
) an annual fair in Newcastle
adjective
3.
hopping mad,
in a terrible rage
Slang definitions & phrases for
hopping mad
hopping mad
adjective phrase
Very angry; livid;
steamed
(1840+)
Idioms and Phrases with
hopping mad
hopping mad
Enraged, furious, as in
I was hopping mad when they left my name off the list
. This expression conjures up an image of jumping up and down with rage.
[
; early 1800s
]