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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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 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. 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 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

Cite this Entry

“Dippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dippy. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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