dippy

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adjective

dip·​py ˈdi-pē 

dippier; dippiest

: foolish

dippiness noun

dippiness

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noun

dip·​pi·​ness

ˈdipēnə̇s

plural -es

slang

: dippy behavior, appearance, or effect

Synonyms of dippy

Adjective

• stupid
• silly
• foolish
• mad
• absurd
• insane
• crazy
• idiotic

Examples of dippy in a Sentence

Adjective

a movie about a slightly dippy young musician

a mindless movie about a bunch of dippy teenagers

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

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

Titaníque is the kind of giddy, dippy, fan-friendly spectacle that invites you to arrive a glass-and-a-half deep, literally or spiritually. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

origin unknown

First Known Use

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dippy

• hippie
• hippy
• tippy