dippy

Related to dippy: Dippy eggs

dippy

Crazy, silly, or strange. There's a guy on our corner who shouts about the end of the world; I think he's a little dippy.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dippy

mod. crazy; loony. Who is that dippy chick with the lamp shade on her head?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • pillow-biter
  • let something drop
References in periodicals archive
Caroline McDonald, manager at the Great North Museum: Hancock, said: "We are delighted that Dippy is proving a popular attraction in Newcastle and encourage everyone to come along and see Dippy before he heads to Cardiff on October 6.
Extinction Rebellion 'play dead' round Dippy the dinosaur to say 'we are undergoing mass extinction'
And having Dippy in the background of all their wedding photos gave their snaps from the day a truly unique look.
"We'd always wanted to get married at the museum," said Jayne, "and having Dippy there just made the entire day extra special for us."
The Natural History Museum's Dippy exhibit has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors since it arrived in Glasgow in January on the only Scottish stop of a three-year UK-wide tour.
"I became interested in fossils when I was six, more than 50 years ago and I met Dippy in 1968 when I was seven and really from that moment I wanted to work in a museum."
1878 Year the fossilised bones of Dippy were found in Wyoming, USA 32 metres is the length of the plaster cast which will be unveiled today
Diplodocus Dippy, a 26-metre-long dinosaur skeleton cast, was famously on display in Hintze Hall of the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London from 1979 until January 2017.
Dippy is now on a two-year tour of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and five regions across England, with the aim of connecting people with nature and inspiring a new generation of scientists, naturalists and environmentalists.
The dinosaur - affectionately known as 'Baby Dippy' at the attraction - inquisitively pokes his head round the cracked shell as though eager to take in his new surroundings.
Retail BID, the business improvement district for the city centre shopping area, has worked with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to create the 'Big In The City' Dino Trail while Dippy is in town until September 9.
Made in 1905, Dippy took up residence in Hintze Hall in 1979 and in 1993 had his tail raised - in that time it is estimated he has been viewed by more than 90 million visitors.
There was an outcry when the museum first announced that its most famous exhibit was being retired and replaced with the real skeleton of a blue whale Nevertheless, Dippy was packed away ready for a tour of the UK.
FOR years Dippy, the diplodocus skeleton cast, had pride of place in the grand foyer of London's Natural History Museum - now he's off on his travels.
Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure, Dorset County Museum, Dorchester (Feb 10-May 8, tours till 2020) For years he had pride of place in the grand foyer of London's Natural History Museum but now Dippy, the diplodocus skeleton cast, is heading off on his travels - and encouraging families to explore nature as he goes.