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Tippy

A dandy.

📖 Definitions of "Tippy"

noun
  1. 1

    A dandy.

adjective
  1. 1

    Fashionable, tip-top.

  2. 2

    (absolute, with the) In the height of fashion, excellent, cool.

  3. 3

    Clever, neat, smart.

  4. 4

    Of tea, having a large amount of tips, or leaf buds.

🔄 Synonyms of "Tippy"

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WordDefinition
tendernounSensitive or painful to the touch.
unstableverbNot stable.
cranknoun(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
crankyGrouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.

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WordDefinition
tendernounSensitive or painful to the touch.
cranknoun(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
unstableverbNot stable.
crankyGrouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
toeingnounlight footwork
cork tipped(obsolete) describing an early type of cigarette tip
tidgy(UK, dialect) Very small; teensy.
tuppennynoun(British, dated) A coin or stamp worth two pence.
turnipyAlternative spelling of turnippy. [Turniplike.]
tip-upnounA device used in ice fishing, having a flag that is raised to alert the angler when the bait below the ice is taken.
taperedNarrowing gradually towards a point.
tinpotnounAlternative spelling of tin-pot. [A tin-pot dictator.]
tapernounA slender wax candle.
kippernounA split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
flip-topHaving a lid or covering that flips open.
pooty(dialectal) Pretty.
piffnoun(slang) Piffle; nonsense; rubbish.
nippitate(archaic, humorous, said of ale or liquor) Peculiarly strong and pleasant
tin-potnounOf inferior quality; shoddy.
screwtopnounA container that has a threaded lid (rather than a cork or push-on top).

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