tippy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tippy
Example Sentences
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"It's a small price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy top."
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
I’m curious about the psychology of people who make it to the tippy top.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
“We’ve got to be on our tippy toes at all times, very aware of what’s going on around us, because it takes a second for someone to slide out,” he said.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023
At the tippy top is an outdoor terrace overlooking lush Mount Washington and Northeast Los Angeles one side and a crisp silhouette of the downtown L.A. skyline on the other.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Stretched onto my tippy toes, I peeked through the peephole.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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