Hap (Noun)
Meaning
An accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- In her diary, she documented every hap and mishap of her childhood summers spent at the lake.
- The artist's sculpture, titled "The Hap of a Lifetime," depicted a split second in which everything went right for once.
- The hap that occurred during the theatrical performance had the audience in stitches, adding an improvisational element to the show.
- After reviewing the security footage, the police were unable to determine the cause of the strange hap that had set off the alarms.
- Throughout his travels, the writer kept a journal of all the interesting haps and encounters that had marked his journey so far.