dipper

Related to dipper: big dipper

autem dipper

obsolete One belonging to the Anabaptist faith, in which believers are baptized after infancy. "Autem" is an obsolete slang word for church, so an "autem dipper" is one whose faith is based on baptism (that is, a "dip" in water). As one has no concept of faith as an infant, the autem dippers believe that baptism should take place when one is old enough to affirm belief in the church.
See also: autem, dipper

dip

1. slang A stupid or foolish person. Todd, you dip—did you leave the refrigerator open again? I felt like a total dip after getting the answer wrong.
2. slang A pickpocket. The dips will usually bump into you or do something else to distract you while they relieve you of your valuables.
3. slang An act or instance of pickpocketing. After the dip, the thief hands off the stolen property to an accomplice who flees the scene before anyone notices him.

double-dipper

1. A recipient of a government pension who continues to work or receives Social Security. Don't be a double-dipper—collect your pension and let someone else have this job.
2. Someone who takes a bite of a food item and then inserts it into a dip, thereby contaminating the dip. Hey, don't be a double-dipper—no one wants your germs!

fanny-dipper

slang A swimmer, as opposed to a surfer. Hey, watch out for those fanny-dippers when you go back out there with your surfboard.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dip

1. n. a drunkard. (From dipsomaniac.) Buy the dip a drink. That’ll shut him up for a while.
2. and dipper n. a pickpocket. (Underworld.) The dip tried a snatch, but the dupe turned around at the wrong time. The cops picked up three dippers, working as a group, at the fairgrounds.
3. n. a pinch or helping of snuff. He took a dip just before he picked up the bat.
4. n. a wad of chewing tobacco. You could see he had a big dip in his cheek.
5. n. an oaf; a jerk. (Probably from dipshit.) Why are you acting like such a dip?

dipper

verb
See dip

double-dipper

1. n. a person who collects two salaries; a federal employee who collects a federal pension and Social Security. The double-dippers say they weren’t doing anything wrong.
2. n. a person who dips a chip or veggie into a dip or sauce after having taken a bite of the chip or veggie, thus risking the introduction of germs into the dip. I always watch the snack table to make sure there are no double-dippers.

fanny-dipper

n. a swimmer, as opposed to a surfer. (California.) The fanny-dippers are not supposed to go out that far.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • autem dipper
  • autem mort
  • gun
  • guns
  • bene
  • blimp
  • blimp out
  • brassic lint
  • flash on
  • flashing
References in periodicals archive
The record number of dippers meant the event has already raised more than PS2,000 towards the town's new lifeboat, with more donations expected.
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The dippers will meet at The Hub on Redcar seafront at 10.15 for registration, before entering the sea via the lifeboat slipway at 11am.
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The story about the dipper and the bucket is just a simple metaphor to highlight the deepest craving of human nature - and that is the need to feel appreciated, to be encouraged, to be recognized, and to be praised.
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Nine ceramic pots are laid out in the shape of the Big Dipper, with a round sacrificial altar at the eastern side, said Wei Qingli, a researcher with Zhengzhou cultural heritage institute.
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Falls of Clyde Range Laura Preston, said: "Dippers hunt insects on the riverbed by walking along the bottom, clinging on with their claws.
DIPPER IN FOR RIVER WILDLIFE
Demographic variables, distribution of classic patterns and characteristics of the dipper pattern in comparison with other circadian patterns were analyzed.
Clinical significance of dipper pattern in hypertensive patients
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One bird synonymous with the water's edge is the small, plump and flighty dipper. Found across most of Europe, Scandinavia, parts of the Middle East and central Asia, the dipper frequents fast flowing rivers in the uplands of northern and western England, Wales and most of Scotland.
By the water's edge
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These seven stars are very bright and really do look like a water dipper. Besides being easy to find and fun to look at, it points the way to the northern star, called Polaris.
Sleeping under the stars
Of course, the middle of the sky now features the arc (from the Big Dipper's handle) to Arcturus and the spike (straight line) onward to Spica.
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