tippy

adjective

tip·​py ˈti-pē How to pronounce tippy (audio)
tippier; tippiest
: liable to tip
a tippy boat

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Rumbold remembers standing on his tippy toes to interview 7-6 Manute Bol, the Whalers trials and travails, the UConn championships, high school highlights and the state’s later Little League champs among the many favorite stories. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025 There’s a bunch of weirdos in a building wearing tutus and standing on their tippy toes. Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025 Or, close your eyes, reach your arms overhead and lift up on the tippy toes of both feet. Katy Bowman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025 Suzanne Couples, Fred’s wife, rose to her tippy toes to look over the gallery. Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tippy

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tippy was in 1886

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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tippy. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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