dippy

adjective5

1. •
   (informal) Lacking 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. — 1922
2. •
   (UK, informal) Of 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. — 2004
3. •
   (informal) Involving 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. — 2001
4. •
   (informal) Having 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 […] — 1912
5. •
   (informal) Having 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." — 2025