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tippy.

Fashionable, tip-top.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtɪpi/
  1. Fashionable, tip-top.

    colloquial · obsolete · slang
  2. Clever, neat, smart.

    colloquial · slang
  3. Of tea, having a large amount of tips, or leaf buds.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈtɪpi/
  1. A dandy.

    colloquial · obsolete · slang
  2. Something at the height of fashion, excellent, cool.

    absolute · colloquial · obsolete · slang
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈtɪpi/
  1. Tending to tip or tilt over; unstable.

    Canada · US
Where this word comes from

1886, tip (“knock over”) + -y.

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