TIPPY

crank, cranky, tender, tippy

(adjective) (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

tippy (comparative more tippy, superlative most tippy)

(obsolete, colloquial or slang) Fashionable, tip-top.

(obsolete, colloquial or slang, absolute, with the) In the height of fashion, excellent, cool.

(colloquial or slang) Clever, neat, smart.

Of tea, having a large amount of tips, or leaf buds.

Noun

tippy (plural tippies)

(obsolete, colloquial or slang) A dandy.

Etymology 2

Adjective

tippy (comparative more tippy, superlative most tippy)

(Canada, US) Tending to tip or tilt over; unstable.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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