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

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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