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Just tap it in. Give it a little tappy. Tap, tap, taparoo.
— Happy Gilmore · 1996
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Happy turns putting into a hockey scene he understands, and the joke is the baby-talk chant: a man with an unstoppable swing is brought low by the gentle word 'tappy'. The singsong rhythm, with the made-up 'taparoo', is what lets it stick. Fans use it as a playful instruction for any easy last step, from a putt to a keystroke.
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In context
Spoilers for Happy GilmoreShow the scene
In Happy Gilmore (1996), Happy's putting is his weakness, and at the Waterbury Open he talks himself through a short putt using hockey imagery: the other team has pulled its goalie, the net is wide open, and all he has to do is tap it in. He mutters the instruction, gives the ball a little tappy, and the putt drops, which sends him to the pro tour. The next moment Virginia Venit, the Tour's public-relations director, introduces herself to him. Carl Weathers' Chubbs coaches him through the round; Sandler and Tim Herlihy wrote the film.
Sources (2)
- Springfield! Springfield! transcript: happy gilmorePassage about the open net, the goalie pulled and the tap-in, followed by 'He's going to be on the Tour' and Virginia Venit's introductionReference checked
- Wikipedia: Happy GilmorePlot and ProductionReference checked
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