# tippy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɪpi/ · frequency rank #53,914

## Definitions
1. Fashionable, tip-top.
2. Clever, neat, smart.
3. Of tea, having a large amount of tips, or leaf buds.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tippy