ぴょこぴょこ

adverb taking the 'to' particle

hopping; bobbing up and down; lightly jumping

Describes small, repeated vertical movements, like a frog hopping or a child bouncing. Often used with 跳ねる or 動く.

• うさぎがぴょこぴょこと跳はねている。

  The rabbit is hopping about.

• 赤あかちゃんがぴょこぴょこ動うごいてかわいい。

  The baby is bobbing up and down cutely.

adverb taking the 'to' particle

casually; without a care; lightly

Describes moving or acting in a carefree, lighthearted manner, often with a sense of aimless strolling. Similar to ひょいひょい in this sense.

See also: ひょいひょい

• 彼かれはぴょこぴょこと街まちを歩あるいていた。

  He was strolling casually through the town.