Definition of "dippy" in English

adjective

1. (informal) Lacking common sense.

   • 2001, Peter Bradshaw, Review of Legally Blonde, The Guardian, 26 October, 2001, This so-so comedy has Witherspoon as the dippy-yet-smart sorority girl whose ambitious Wasp boyfriend dumps her because she’s a natural blonde, and he’s looking to marry “Jackie not Marilyn”; so she gets a place in his class at Harvard law school to win him back.

2. (informal) Having romantic feelings for; excited or enthusiastic about.

3. (UK, informal) Of an egg: cooked so that the yolk remains runny and can be used for dipping.

4. (informal) Involving or suited to dipping.

5. (informal) Having dips (downward and upward slopes).