dippy

Pleasantly off-kilter

Dippy means silly, scatterbrained, or slightly crazy in a harmless way: She's a bit dippy but everyone loves her.

The word is informal and affectionate rather than harsh—it suggests endearing eccentricity more than genuine mental deficiency.

He had some dippy idea about starting a llama farm.

eccentric

scatterbrained

Lacking mental focus

daffy · goofy · silly · wacky · kooky · zany · dotty · batty · loopy · nutty

egg

runny

Excessively fluid

toast · breakfast · oozy · jammy · coddled

affectionate

sweet

Tasting of sugar

adorable · darling · dear · cute · winsome · delightful · precious · warmhearted · amiable · appealing

Categories
Opposites
mental soundness and rationality

dippysane

Mentally healthy, clearheaded

rational · sensible · reasonable · sound · logical

intelligence and cognitive ability

dippyintelligent

Having mental acuity

smart · bright · clever · brainy · wise

seriousness and groundedness

dippysane

Mentally healthy, clearheaded

serious · sober · level-headed · grounded · sensible

Phrases
Family

dip, dipped, dipping, dips, dipper, dipstick, dippers, diphthong, redipped

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G