as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
a mindless movie about a bunch of dippy teenagers
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Recent Examples of dippy
Del Rey is interested in the search for the transcendental, in that old American tradition, and, as in most national pastimes, there is ever room to sound a bit dippy.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
The setting shifts again and gets even trippier as Beau flees through the woods and stumbles upon a hippy-dippy forest theater troupe rehearsing a play.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023
The supporting players – including Steve Zahn as a hippie-dippy LA neighbor – are quirky enough to shoulder some of the load.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
There’s no mockery of the hippie-dippy arts community, just a warm acknowledgment of the eccentricities of the mutually supportive, nonconformist environment.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
The setting shifts again and gets even trippier as Beau flees through the woods and stumbles upon a hippy-dippy forest theater troupe rehearsing a play.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023
The supporting players – including Steve Zahn as a hippie-dippy LA neighbor – are quirky enough to shoulder some of the load.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
There’s no mockery of the hippie-dippy arts community, just a warm acknowledgment of the eccentricities of the mutually supportive, nonconformist environment.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dippy
Adjective
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Camp, stupid, joyful—to both own and access—Labubu has taken over.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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This is just stupid how successful this is, but that’s really underselling it.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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If a couple players on the Dodgers can make a silly comment, so can the owner of the Yankees.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The artwork is silly and exaggerated to capture youngsters’ attention.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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To write off the Israeli leader would be foolish, especially with new elections not required until late 2026.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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His writing is so human—his people are foolish in such human ways.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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One thing that’s been a challenge to satirists in the last 10 years is that reality has become so absurd, with the dumbest possible things happening every day, that there doesn’t always seem to be another level for satire to go to.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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Read it because existence is absurd, and laughter might be the most intelligent response available.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Fast, not scared to use his front bumper, don't care if somebody gets mad about it and on the verge of becoming a star.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Netflix won’t need a mad genius to figure out that Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein needs to be brought to life on the biggest screen possible.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.—
Calie Schepp,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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And jingoism, idiotic, is not patriotism.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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But, here, the characters suffer from the horror film syndrome of making one idiotic decision after another because that’s what the film requires to send the action in its intended direction.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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If 51% of the population is being so underserved, the ratio to opportunity is insane.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Dippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dippy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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