Hopping

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Hopping may refer to:

In activities:

• Hopping, an alternative term for jumping, especially on one foot.
• Freighthopping, the act of surreptitiously riding on a railroad freight car.
• Island hopping, a series of journeys between islands.
• Movie hopping, purchasing a ticket for one film and illicitly attending another.

In animals:

• Hopping mouse, a genus of Australian Mice
• Various species of hopping mice, including:
  • Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
  • Dusky Hopping Mouse
  • Fawn Hopping Mouse
  • Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
  • Northern Hopping Mouse
  • Mitchell's Hopping Mouse
  • Short-tailed Hopping Mouse
  • Spinifex Hopping Mouse

In people:

• Blair Hopping (1980 -), New Zealand sportsman.
• Enos D. Hopping (1805 - 1847), United States Army general of the Mexican-American War.

In other uses:

• Hopping, the use of hops in brewing beer.
• Hopping, also known as Yogic flying.
• Hopping Mappy, an arcade game.
• USS Hopping (DE-155), an American warship.
• Devil Hopping, an album by British band Inspiral Carpets.
• Hopping Hill, an area in Milford, Derbyshire, England.
• The Hoppings, a travelling fun fair held on the Town Moor, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

See also

• Hop

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