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) In any order; impromptu; randomly; willy-nilly; without planning or thought. === Phrase === hipp som happ tomayto, tomahto === References === “hipp som happ”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hipp som happ”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hipp som happ”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)