tip-top

1 of 3

noun

ˈtip-ˈtäp 

-ˌtäp

plural tip-tops

: the highest point

If I had known how to climb rocks, … I would have climbed to the very tip-top of Arethusa Falls to see what the water looked like before it dropped over the ledge.

—Ann Beattie

Disembarking from the vessel, the sun is perfectly situated behind the tip-top of the Eiffel Tower.

—Eric Althoff

(figurative) … two people who were both—blithely, at times—at the very tip-top of Southern society.

—Meredith Grahl Counts

tip-top

2 of 3

adjective

: very good : excellent, first-rate

a car in tip-top condition

Besides training their dogs, mushers have to get their sleds in tip-top shape for race day …

—Sallie Luther

Tip-top health that stands the test of time requires a sensible diet …

—Frances Sheridan Goulart

tip-top

3 of 3

adverb

: very well

"Oh," was the reply, "John was doing very well. … He was out of debt and doing tip-top."

—John Harrison

Synonyms

Noun

• acme
• apex
• apogee
• capstone
• climax
• crescendo
• crest
• crown
• culmination
• head
• height
• high noon
• high-water mark
• meridian
• ne plus ultra
• noon
• noontime
• peak
• pinnacle
• sum
• summit
• top
• zenith

Adjective

• A-OK
• A1
• awesome
• bang-up
• banner
• beautiful
• blue-chip
• blue-ribbon
• boffo
• bonny [chiefly British]
• bonnie
• boss [slang]
• brag
• brave
• bully
• bumper
• capital
• choice
• classic
• cool [slang]
• corking
• crackerjack
• cracking
• dandy
• divine
• dope [slang]
• down [slang]
• dynamite
• excellent
• fab
• fabulous
• famous
• fantabulous [slang]
• fantastic
• fine
• first-class
• first-rate
• first-string
• five-star
• four-star
• frontline
• gangbusters
• gangbuster
• gilt-edged
• gilt-edge
• gone [slang]
• grand
• great
• groovy
• heavenly
• high-class
• hot
• hype [slang]
• immense
• jim-dandy
• keen
• lovely
• marvelous
• marvellous
• mean
• neat
• nifty
• noble
• number one
• No. 1
• numero uno
• out-of-sight [slang]
• par excellence
• peachy
• peachy keen
• phat [slang]
• prime
• primo [slang]
• prize
• prizewinning
• quality
• radical [slang]
• righteous [slang]
• sensational
• slick
• splendid
• stellar
• sterling
• superb
• superior
• superlative
• supernal
• swell
• terrific
• top
• top-notch
• top-of-the-line
• top-shelf
• topflight
• topping [chiefly British]
• unsurpassed
• wizard [chiefly British]
• wonderful

Word History

Etymology

Noun

tip entry 3 + top

First Known Use

Noun

1702, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1722, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1855, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tip-top

1 of 2 noun

ˈtip-ˈtäp,

-ˌtäp

: the highest point

tip-top

2 of 2 adjective

: very good : excellent

in tip-top shape

tip-top adverb