Its earliest usage dates back to 1992 when Ice Cube (best known for his lead acting role in "Are We Done Yet?") inquired eloquently about the occurrence of a game of craps.
Tre: Whats the haps?
IC: I don't know, but today seems kinda odd
Tre: Do please elaborate while I listen to Footsteps In The Dark by The Isley Brothers
.. I had a friend in high school who would say this .. short for "What's happening?" .. saves one syllable and creates a noun .. actually it's use goes back to Shakespeare .. Hamlet at Ham IV.iii.70 "Howe'er my haps, my joys were ne'er begun."
The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, drivingproperty prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.