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{{11}}dip (n.) "stupid person, eccentric person," 1920s slang, perhaps a back formation from DIPPY (Cf. dippy). "Dipshit is an emphatic form of dip (2); dipstick may be a euphemism or may reflect putative dipstick 'penis' " [DAS].
{{12}}dip (v.) O.E. dyppan "immerse, baptize by immersion," from P.Gmc. *duppjan (Cf. O.N. deypa "to dip," Dan. dèbe "to baptize," O.Fris. depa, Du. dopen, Ger. taufen, Goth. daupjan "to baptize"), related to O.E. diepan "immerse, dip," and perhaps ultimately to DEEP (Cf. deep). As a noun, from 1590s. Sense of "downward slope" is 1708. Meaning "sweet sauce for pudding, etc." first recorded 1825.

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  • Dip — Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dip — vb 1 Dip, immerse, submerge, duck, souse, dunk are comparable when meaning to plunge a person or thing into or as if into liquid. Dip implies a momentary or partial plunging into a liquid or a slight or cursory entrance into a subject {the priest …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Dip — Dip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS. d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[ o]pa, Goth. daupjan, Lith. dubus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dip — [n1] submersion in liquid bath, dive, douche, drenching, ducking, immersion, plunge, soak, soaking, swim; concept 256 dip [n2] something for dunking concoction, dilution, infusion, mixture, preparation, solution, suffusion, suspension; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • dip — ► VERB (dipped, dipping) 1) (dip in/into) put or lower briefly in or into. 2) sink, drop, or slope downwards. 3) (of a level or amount) temporarily become lower or smaller. 4) lower or move downwards. 5) Brit. lower the beam of (a …   English terms dictionary

  • dip — [dip] vt. dipped or occas.Now Rare dipt, dipping [ME dippen < OE dyppan, to immerse < Gmc * dup , to be deep: see DIMPLE] 1. to put into or under liquid for a moment and then quickly take out; immerse 2. to dye in this way 3. to clean… …   English World dictionary

  • Dip — Dip, v. i. 1. To immerse one s self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink. [1913 Webster] The sun s rim dips; the stars rush out. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform the action of plunging some receptacle, as a dipper, ladle. etc.; into a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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