Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not sensible; foolish.
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- adjective Lacking
common sense
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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What Morse calls a "dippy" local ruling requires Ben & Jerry's staffers to undergo blood tests every three months to guard against infecting customers.
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We're kind of dippy and strange, we wear funny clothes at least a few times a year, we insist on lecturing you about how St. Patrick actually murdered Druids and the whole "snake" thing is a smokescreen while you're trying to chug your third mug of green beer in peace.
By Popular Request--Why Not Moose? yuki_onna 2004
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The reason for that, which is kind of dippy, is I've been feeling very grateful to you.
Galaxy Jane Goulart, Ron, 1933- 1986
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Did I remark in some preceding breath that Allison is more or less "dippy" over music?
The Dead Men's Song Being the Story of a Poem and a Reminiscent Sketch of its Author Young Ewing Allison Champion Ingraham Hitchcock
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At any rate, the good, sober New Englanders went back home and sent him $300,000 more, which set him entirely "dippy," in local phrase.
The Gold Brick and the Gold Mine: Fake Mining Schemes that Steal the People's Savings 1910
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Often referred to as "Dippy Deepi" by the Indian film media, Deepika Padukone, 23, in no manner came across as "dippy" when tabloid! caught up with her earlier this month.
unknown title 2009
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Now Martha declares that she finds the site "dippy" and that Twitter is far more efficient.
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"dippy"; but he knew the ways of fish, from whales to minnows.
Killykinick 1888
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Viko leaves behind a "dippy" father, a "dotty" mother, a bewildered sister, and likely some sort of pets or offspring which I could have taken the time & trouble to look up — but, really, who cares?
Case History #1 from The Karmic Adjustment Bureau files: Christopher Snyder 2011
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Again, I'm not advocating some "Be one with the snakes and they'll be one with us" New Age hippy-dippy mentality.
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