dippy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of dippy
First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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But staying afloat is a full-time hustle, especially when bedazzled Corvette, headstrong Sade and dippy Mariah don’t always agree on their squad goals.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
It may also work in foreign affairs, dealing with dictators and dippy diplomats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
The drinking bird toy, also called a "dippy bird," has been a fixture of science classrooms for decades.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
He said it had been written in their "hippy dippy psychedelic days" and had been dismissed by the band at the time.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
She leaned over the counter, which was lined with dozens of little statues—waving Chinese cats, meditating Buddhas, Saint Francis bobble heads, and novelty dippy drinking birds with top hats.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Now, you might wonder why in the intervening days Kudlow kept repeating that advice — that is, why he kept saying “buy the dip” even as the stock ticker showed the dip getting dippier.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2020
The dippiest star-chaser I ever worked was the head of a department in one of the big stores, and the fiercest little business woman in business hours, you ever knew.
From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
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