dippy

adjective

dip·​py ˈdi-pē How to pronounce dippy (audio)
dippier; dippiest
Synonyms of dippynext
: foolish
dippiness noun

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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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Savannah is direct, cut to the chase, no BS, while Shannon is hippy-dippy, wavy-gravy, all-over-the-map. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 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 But Goodman’s story is far stranger, and more significant, than that of a dippy mystic or a metaphysical scam artist. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 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

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First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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