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tippy

adjective tip·py \ˈti-pē\
tip·pi·ertip·pi·est

Definition of TIPPY

:  liable to tip <a tippy boat>
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First Known Use of TIPPY

1886

Rhymes with TIPPY

chippy, dippy, drippy, flippy, hippie, hippy, lippy, nippy, quippy, slippy, snippy, trippy, whippy, yippee, yippie, zippy

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tippy
  2. tippy-toe
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