dippyadj/ˈdɪpi/

• 1

  informalLacking common sense.

  • If a person were to wash only one side of his face and continually neglect the other side, he would soon become a local curiosity–would be considered dippy.
  • “He’s dippy,” she informed him. “Absolutely mad. He’ll wreck your ship for you.”
• 2

  informalHaving romantic feelings for; excited or enthusiastic about.

  • “I’ve read in the papers that ye’re dippy about secon’-hand stuff,” she teased, referring to his mania for antiques […]
  • ‘[…] If you’re dippy about a girl, and another fellow has grabbed her, it can’t be pleasant to sit at a writing table, probably with a rotten pen, sweating away while the other fellow dictates “My own comma precious darling period I worship you comma I adore you period How I wish comma my dearest comma that I could press you to my bosom and cover your lovely face with burning kisses exclamation mark”. […]’
• 3

  informalOf an egg: cooked so that the yolk remains runny and can be used for dipping.

  • The flat was his domain until ten a.m., he informed her brusquely. He liked reading the paper and partaking of a dippy egg in solitude.
• 4

  informalInvolving or suited to dipping.

  • Also, salad dressing makes a great dippy sauce. Avoid low-fat salad dressings, which are usually loaded with fillers, sugar, and sodium.
• 5

  informalHaving dips (downward and upward slopes).

  • "It's not completely flat," Waddicor points out. "It's a bit up and down dippy. The gradients are quite steep compared with traditional lines."