dippier; dippiest
Synonyms of dippynext
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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Woody is prone to meandering and hippy-dippy monologues, as a weed-loving anarchist. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Health-conscious vegetarians, meanwhile, can grab premade salads and sandwiches at Moonflower Community Cooperative, a hippy-dippy stop-off where my husband scored a hat from the freebies bin. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 It's always been a real kind of hippie-dippy town, before there were even hippies. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 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 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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