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Definition of dappy in English: dappyadjectivedappier, dappiestˈdapiˈdapē British informal Silly, disorganized, or lacking concentration. he seemed very genuine—and slightly dappy Example sentencesExamples - Possibly I was just having a dappy day.
- There was one very dappy waitress serving - took ages to order and we waited an hour for the meal.
- Yes, the plot's a bit dodgy, and a bit dappy in places.
- He'd gone by the time the dappy girl from local radio got there.
- OMG, had a blonde moment there - I thought the title of this thread was a new game and was about to post something very very very dappy!
- Bernard was a complicated man; he came across to many as dappy, absent-minded, almost stupid.
- I would like it to be known that I am not quite as dappy as the journalistic style of this article might suggest.
- She is a yappy, dappy dachshund belonging to a man called Gordon.
- This twaddle is obviously aimed at dappy tourists who think we all still wear bowler hats, and have toilets at the bottom of the garden.
- I've known quite a lot of dappy nurses over the years (one didn't even know what croup was).
Synonyms silly, foolish, giddy, light-headed, scatty, scatterbrained, feather-brained, hare-brained, empty-headed, vacuous, stupid, brainless
Origin1990s: probably a variant of dippy. Definition of dappy in US English: dappyadjectiveˈdapē British informal Silly, disorganized, or lacking concentration. he seemed very genuine—and slightly dappy Example sentencesExamples - There was one very dappy waitress serving - took ages to order and we waited an hour for the meal.
- This twaddle is obviously aimed at dappy tourists who think we all still wear bowler hats, and have toilets at the bottom of the garden.
- Possibly I was just having a dappy day.
- Yes, the plot's a bit dodgy, and a bit dappy in places.
- I've known quite a lot of dappy nurses over the years (one didn't even know what croup was).
- Bernard was a complicated man; he came across to many as dappy, absent-minded, almost stupid.
- He'd gone by the time the dappy girl from local radio got there.
- OMG, had a blonde moment there - I thought the title of this thread was a new game and was about to post something very very very dappy!
- I would like it to be known that I am not quite as dappy as the journalistic style of this article might suggest.
- She is a yappy, dappy dachshund belonging to a man called Gordon.
Synonyms silly, foolish, giddy, light-headed, scatty, scatterbrained, feather-brained, hare-brained, empty-headed, vacuous, stupid, brainless
Origin1990s: probably a variant of dippy. |