dippy
/ˈdɪpi/adjective
dippy is spelled D-I-P-P-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dippy means “Lacking common sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dippy?
| Letters | 5: D-I-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dippy?
Dippy appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dippy?
- /ˈdɪpi/
Dippy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dippy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dippy
- dippier comparative
- dippiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dippy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalLacking common sense.
- 2
informalHaving romantic feelings for; excited or enthusiastic about.
- 3
UKinformalOf an egg: cooked so that the yolk remains runny and can be used for dipping.
- 4
informalInvolving or suited to dipping.
- 5
informalHaving dips (downward and upward slopes).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dippy come from?
From dip + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).