Synonyms

dippy

American

[dip-ee] / ˈdɪp i /

adjective

Slang.

dippier, dippiest

somewhat mad or foolish.

dippy with love.

dippy British

/ ˈdɪpɪ /

adjective

slang odd, eccentric, or crazy

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Etymology

Origin of dippy

First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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It may also work in foreign affairs, dealing with dictators and dippy diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Kevin’s dippy redemption arc, doled out midperil in tortured glances and forced dialogue, drags us out of the intensity.

From Los Angeles Times

Defending Mr Saunders, John Harrison said his client was known as "dippy Dominique" and incapable of arranging a hit man.

From BBC

In one early role, Garr played a dippy secretary on a 1968 episode of “Star Trek.”

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe that’s why the documentary made me race to YouTube to see these Stonewall-generation funnymen with dippy but dark-edged sensibilities that were shaped by decades of self-hatred and fear the likes of which a 20-year-old today cannot fathom.

From New York Times

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