tippity runs

English

Alternative forms

• tippity-runs

Etymology

From tip (“to hit lightly”).

Noun

tippity runs (uncountable)

1. (cricket, Australia, Victoria) A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.

Synonyms

• (form of backyard cricket): tip and run (Perth, NSW), hit and run (NSW), tipsy run (Brisbane), tippy go (parts of South Australia) tippy go run (Northern Territory),