English Explanatory Dictionary

tippy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fashionable, tip-top.
  2. Clever, neat, smart.
  3. Of tea, having a large amount of tips, or leaf buds.
noun
  1. A dandy.
  2. Something at the height of fashion, excellent, cool.
adj
  1. Tending to tip or tilt over; unstable.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪpi/ En-au-tippy.ogg

Word forms

tippy tippier tippiest tippies

Etymology

1790, tip (“apex”) + -y (diminutive). Sense of “clever” may be influenced by tip (“inside information”).

Synonyms

a la mode trendy a la mode/à la mode all the rage chic sassy cool dapper done elegant fashionable groovy happening hep hip in in fashion jaunty modish natty on fleek on trend pizazzy spiffing spiffy styleworthy stylish smart snazzy tasteful tippy voguish up-to-the-minute with-it zhoosh cockscomb fop barbermonger beau blade blood buck carpet knight dandy dike dood dude dudelet exquisite fast man fine gentleman foretop fribble gallant go jack-a-dandy Jemmy-Jessamy jetter macaroni masher

Related words

tippy-tap tippy-tappy

Derived words

tippy Bob tippy-Bob tippiness
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