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Drippy

//ˈdɹɪpi// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Dripping or tending to drip.

    "We headed for Tommy's Joynt on the corner, placed our orders for drippy roast beef dip sandwiches with the meat carvers behind the sneezeproof glass, and sat at our usual table under the stairs."

  2. 2
    Rainy. informal

    "In spite of the drippy weather, a small crowd of curious Whistlebrass residents explored the fairground eating cotton candy and roasted peanuts."

  3. 3
    Maudlin; sentimental. informal

    "Julianne Moore’s Chanel was woefully drippy, Jennifer Aniston’s mermaid Versace was stale as five-day-old bread and Kerry Washington wore maid-of-honour chic."

  4. 4
    Tiresome; annoying. informal
  5. 5
    Extravagant, luxurious. slang
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  1. 6
    Wet (sexually aroused) slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    effusively or insincerely emotional wordnet
  2. 2
    leaking in drops wordnet
  3. 3
    wet with light rain wordnet

Etymology

From drip + -y.

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