adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈdɪpi/
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rhymes with -ɪpi
CMU ARPABET:D IH1 P IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Lacking common sense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
2001, Peter Bradshaw, Review of Legally Blonde, The Guardian, 26 October, 2001, This so-so comedy has Witherspoon as the dippy-yet-smart sorority girl whose ambitious Wasp boyfriend dumps her because she’s a natural blonde, and he’s looking to marry “Jackie not Marilyn”; so she gets a place in his class at Harvard law school to win him back.
Meaning relationships
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Having romantic feelings for; excited or enthusiastic about.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Of an egg: cooked so that the yolk remains runny and can be used for dipping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Involving or suited to dipping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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5
adj
Meaning 5
Having dips (downward and upward slopes).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
Etymology
From dip + -y.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
