dippy

adjective

dip·​py ˈdi-pē How to pronounce dippy (audio)
dippier; dippiest
dippiness noun

Examples of dippy in a Sentence

a movie about a slightly dippy young musician a mindless movie about a bunch of dippy teenagers
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The live-action redo imagines Jumba and his cohort, the dippy Earth expert Pleakley, as aliens far more frequently depicted in human form, as played by Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025 Unfortunately, the outpost isn’t quite in the middle of the hippy-dippy, desert-chic Joshua Tree vibe. Emme Hall, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024 Lahti’s Sheryl, originally comic relief in the supernatural drama as the dippy babysitter to her grandchildren, became increasingly at odds with Herbers’ Kristen — on account of Sheryl’s personal and professional relationship with the series’ de facto villain: Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson). Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024 The filmmakers saw interesting potential in casting her as the dippy Karen Smith. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dippy

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dippy was in 1899

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“Dippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dippy. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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