dippy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of dippy
First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The dippy hippies and yippies of the flower-power era were still a fresh memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
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 ● Sep. 19, 2025
Defending Mr Saunders, John Harrison said his client was known as "dippy Dominique" and incapable of arranging a hit man.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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
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 Samuel Hopkins Adams
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