tippy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tippy
Example Sentences
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The 32-year-old was due to perform alongside partner Tippy Packard in the third episode of the ITV reality skating show on Sunday, but will now leave the competition early.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025
Among his creations is the 100-mph Trippy Tippy Hippy Van, a 1976 Volkswagen bus tipped on its side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2017
Moroni stumbled through the bricks, wood and tree limbs the storm had strewn across the town, finding her parents with the help of a man she calls Mr. Tippy.
From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2017
Aside from the red nose, I noticed my eyelids were swollen—I call those Tippy the Turtle eyes.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2014
She broke away to take Tippy home, to let me walk Feather the rest of the way around the block, and turned back to say, “Don’t get into any trouble around the neighborhood, Nate.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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