tap tap

English

Alternative forms

• tap-tap

Etymology

Borrowed from Haitian Creole taptap (literally “quick quick”).

Noun

tap tap (plural tap taps)

1. A bus or pick-up truck used as public transport in Haiti.
   • [2024 March 18, “At least a dozen dead as gang violence spills into wealthy areas of Haiti capital”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     One was lying face up on the street surrounded by a scattered deck of cards and another found face down inside a pick-up truck known as a “tap-tap” that operates as a taxi.]