tap-tap
Impatient finger drumming
A tap-tap is a brightly painted bus or pickup truck used as shared public transportation in Haiti.
The name imitates the sound passengers make tapping on the vehicle's side to signal the driver to stop: We squeezed into a tap-tap heading to Port-au-Prince.
These vehicles are typically decorated with vivid colors, religious imagery, and Creole phrases.
Strike-produced sound
- rapQuick sharp blow
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- peckingJabbing with beak
clicking · rhythmic · fingertip · gentle · soft · repetitive · knuckle · beat
Patterned stress and silence
- mobile gamePortable device entertainment software
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- timingArt of choosing moments
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
music · touchscreen · score · combo · accuracy · dance · pattern · reflex
Compact multi-passenger vehicle
- HaitiCaribbean island nation
- Port-au-PrinceHaiti's seat of government
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
public transport · pickup truck · commute · route · passenger · fare · crowded · Caribbean
knock
Strike-produced sound
pecking · clicking · rhythmic · fingertip · gentle · soft · repetitive · knuckle · beat · staccato
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
- mobile gamePortable device entertainment software
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- timingArt of choosing moments
beat · music · touchscreen · score · combo · accuracy · dance · pattern · reflex · speed
minibus
Compact multi-passenger vehicle
- HaitiCaribbean island nation
- Port-au-PrinceHaiti's seat of government
- colorfulFull of varied hues
decorated · public transport · pickup truck · commute · route · passenger · fare · crowded · Caribbean · painted