First Known Use: 1899
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dippy
adjective dip·py \ˈdi-pē\
: silly or foolish in usually an appealing way
dip·pi·erdip·pi·est
Full Definition of DIPPY
: foolish
— dip·pi·ness noun
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Origin of DIPPY
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- absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, foolish, dotty, fatuous, featherheaded, fool, half-baked, harebrained, half-witted, inept, insane, jerky, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, lunkheaded, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unwise, wacky (also whacky), weak-minded, witless, zany
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