Slap-happy
adjective, 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.
adjective (informal) -happier, -happiest
1.
cheerfully irresponsible or careless
2.
dazed or giddy from or as if from repeated blows; punch-drunk
slapdash
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