tippy

adjective

tip·​py ˈti-pē How to pronounce tippy (audio)
tippier; tippiest
: liable to tip
a tippy boat

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Or, close your eyes, reach your arms overhead and lift up on the tippy toes of both feet. Katy Bowman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025 Suzanne Couples, Fred’s wife, rose to her tippy toes to look over the gallery. Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 This brand-new suite spans three floors at the tippy top of the Mata Atlantica Tower, with unbeatable floor-to-ceiling views over the sprawling Brazilian metropolis. Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025 This way, there was no applause meter, but the women didn’t have to stand as long on their tippy heels. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tippy

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tippy was in 1886

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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tippy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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