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Meditation, especially for people who don't know very much about it and think it's this very hippy dippy thing, can really be powerful, terrifying even, as it lifts the rug up on your subconscious and the dust comes flying out.
Amanda Palmer

Meaning of "dippy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIPPY

Of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIPPY

dippy  [ˈdɪpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIPPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dippy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIPPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dippy

Dippy

Coordinates: 40°26′37″N 79°57′05″W / 40.443530°N 79.951503°W / 40.443530; -79.951503 Dippy is a landmark public sculpture of a Diplodocus dinosaur on the grounds of the Carnegie Institute and Library complex in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The life-size fiberglass model depicts Diplodocus carnegii, a species named for Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American industrialist. The dark, grayish brown sculpture weighs 3,000 pounds, stands 22 feet, and measures 84 feet in length. Sited along Forbes Avenue near Schenley Plaza and the lawn of the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning, Dippy stands adjacent to the entrances of the Carnegie Music Hall and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Definition of dippy in the English dictionary

The definition of dippy in the dictionary is odd, eccentric, or crazy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIPPY


chippy
ˈtʃɪpɪ
clippie
ˈklɪpɪ
flippy
ˈflɪpɪ
gippy
ˈdʒɪpɪ
gossipy
ˈɡɒsɪpɪ
hippie
ˈhɪpɪ
hippy
ˈhɪpɪ
Mississippi
ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪ
precipe
priːˈsɪpɪ
recipe
ˈrɛsɪpɪ
scrapie
ˈskreɪpɪ
skippy
ˈskɪpɪ
slippy
ˈslɪpɪ
snippy
ˈsnɪpɪ
stripy
ˈstraɪpɪ
tippy
ˈtɪpɪ
trippy
ˈtrɪpɪ
typy
ˈtaɪpɪ
whippy
ˈwɪpɪ
zippy
ˈzɪpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIPPY

dippable
dipped
dipped headlights
dipper
dipperful
dippier
dippiest
dippiness
dipping
dipping needle
diprionidian
dipropellant
diprotic acid
diprotodon
diprotodont
diprotodontid
dipsades
dipsas
dipshit
dipso

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIPPY

choppy
crappy
drippy
flappy
floppy
happy
hoppy
lippy
nappy
nippy
pippy
poppy
preppy
puppy
quippy
scrappy
sloppy
snappy
strappy
unhappy

Synonyms and antonyms of dippy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dippy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIPPY

Find out the translation of dippy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dippy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dippy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

昏头昏脑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dippy
570 millions of speakers

English

dippy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बावला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سخيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Dippy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dippy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খেপা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fofolle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dippy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dippy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

酔った
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비현실적으로 거부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dippy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi điên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Dippy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दांभिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

deli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Dippy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dippy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Dippy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dippy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

dippy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dippy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dippy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dippy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dippy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPPY»

The term «dippy» is regularly used and occupies the 99.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPPY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dippy

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QUOTES WITH «DIPPY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dippy.
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Amanda Palmer
Meditation, especially for people who don't know very much about it and think it's this very hippy dippy thing, can really be powerful, terrifying even, as it lifts the rug up on your subconscious and the dust comes flying out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIPPY»

Discover the use of dippy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dippy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Remember Dippy
Between helpings of mouthwatering shortcake, mysterious ferret disappearances, and a romance that misfires, thirteen-year-old Johnny discovers an unexpected, improbable friendship.
Shirley Reva Vernick, 2013
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Dippy Duck's Day of Discovery
Dippy Duck is showing one of her ducklings around Letterland on a day of discovery but Dippy's duckling keeps disappearing.
Sarah Edwards, 2012
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Dippy's Sleepover
Dippy is really excited when he's invited to sleep at Spike Triceratops' house on Friday.
Jane Clarke, 2006
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Dippy: The Tale of the Museum's Most Iconic Dinosaur
The story of how Dippy came to the Museum is one that involves danger and adventure in the harsh environment of the American Wild West, the generosity of an eccentric millionaire, and the involvement of the British royal family.
Paul M. Barrett, Polly Parry, Sandra C. Chapman, 2010
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Dippy Duck's Dance
Sing along, do the actions, and squeeze the bath book to squirt water! Little hands will have fun with the concertina binding as they follow Dippy Duck and her duckling.
Letterland, 2013
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Dippy Duck Dresses Up
The adventures of the Letter people and the animals who live in Letterland.
Richard Carlisle, 1995
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Success Magazine
Prang, had charge of aU the pumps and water tanks o{ the Western Central. He was a big, «aunt man, rough and strong as a lion; but Violet was his dead sister's child, and her appeal for Dippy won its way. "All right, my kitten, I '11 put him in ...
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Scavenger Hunt Adventure
Will Dippy's scavenger hunt go as planned?
Mickie Matheis, 2012
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Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur
So Dippy slept out in the woods. But every moming, when Jacob Two-Two awoke , there was Dippy by his bedroom window, waitingfor him, his head dipping slightly to one side, wagging the green tail that grew longer and longer every day.
Mordecai Richler, 2009
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Dippy the Duckling
Delightful animal stories in a handy shaped-book format.
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIPPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dippy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Events from July 9 to July 12 | CTV Barrie News
This year celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Disappearing Propeller Boat – more affectionately known as a Dispro or Dippy – which was first designed and ... «CTV News Barrie, Jul 15»
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Shahid Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Salman Khan, Kangana …
Never did we imagine Dippy revealing details about a grave phase as such. The beauty fearlessly stated that she was a victim of depression. «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
3
Inside 'The Spoils Before Dying' with Matt Piedmont and Andrew …
That's kind of a hippy-dippy answer, but we knew that we loved jazz, we loved this era of the '50s, so we kind of just put it all together. Did you ... «Splitsider, Jul 15»
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Strutty, Puffy, Hotsy & other rejected names for the 7 dwarves - Bookish
Awful, Bashful, Biggo-Ego, Biggy, Biggy-Wiggy, Blabby, Busy, Chesty, Crabby, Cranky, Daffy, Dippy, Dirty, Dizzy, Doleful, Dumpy, Flabby, ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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Anne McElvoy: Greek crisis is proving to be a big stain on Merkel's …
As recklessly dippy as Greece's behaviour has been, it has inspired a lot of outsiders who feel some affinity with the Hellenic mouse that roared. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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Jayne Dawson: I heard a rumour that older women are still rocking …
She was too floaty, too hippy, too dippy California girl for tough little me. Plus, if I'm really telling it like it was, she didn't look like she had ever ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
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35th Annual Vintage Boat Show Saturday - MuskokaRegion.com
DIPPY MILESTONE. Photo by Bev McMullen. John and Mary Storey and Catherine Lodge take a tour around Gravenhurst Bay in a celebratory ... «www.muskokaregion.com/, Jul 15»
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What Does 'Quality of Life' Mean? Play Considers the Options …
Jeannette (exhilarating DeAnna Driscoll) is a hippie-dippy Northern Californian who adores her husband. It's the two of them against the world ... «Times of San Diego, Jul 15»
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Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh spotted holidaying in …
But seems like Dippy decided to ditch Bangalore times to be with her boyfriend. Is she the perfect girlfriend or what?! Deepika and Ranveer ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
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Are Club Nights with Rules Trying to Force Us Into Having Fun?
Do I think it's the kind of twee, "let's have a party, maaaaaaan" hippy dippy bullshit that chimes with us on a very surface level because it ... «VICE, Jul 15»

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