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Grammar : Adj
Spell : dip-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪp i

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Définition of dippy

Origin :
  • "mad, insane, crazy," 1903, perhaps from dip + -y (2), but the exact signification is unclear. Another theory connects it with dipsomania.
  • adj foolish
Example sentences :
  • Now say, you'd thought most anyone would have dropped for a hint like that, dippy or not.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • Mr. Dippy joined us at the ferry and waited around to finish the trade.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Goldseekers » by Hamlin Garland
  • They're dippy about Jane out there, so be sure and read her up.
  • Extract from : « The Librarian at Play » by Edmund Lester Pearson
  • You bet I made you out a dippy, said Dickie with much satisfaction.
  • Extract from : « Nothing But the Truth » by Frederic S. Isham
  • I have been setting up nights with her till I am dippy for want of sleep.
  • Extract from : « Living Up to Billy » by Elizabeth Cooper
  • Jack has just finished his farm schooling, and he is dippy about it.
  • Extract from : « Living Up to Billy » by Elizabeth Cooper
  • This must be Dippy, whom the other was calling for so often.
  • Extract from : « The Auto Boys' Vacation » by James A. Braden
  • "If you don't I'll be dippy, too," returned Burke with a whimsical grimace.
  • Extract from : « The Social Gangster » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • Dippy opened one eye and stretched himself as Marian approached.
  • Extract from : « Little Maid Marian » by Amy E. Blanchard
  • Dippy can't fly from the land; he must be on the water in order to get up in the air.
  • Extract from : « The Burgess Bird Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess
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