"pippy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pippy [comparative], most pippy [superlative]
Etymology: pip + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pip|y}} pip + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} pippy (comparative more pippy, superlative most pippy)
  1. Full of pips or seeds.
    Sense id: en-pippy-en-adj-hnM2oyrZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 8 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 78 22
  2. (informal, dated) Having "the pip", or malaise; depressed. Tags: dated, informal
    Sense id: en-pippy-en-adj-JY2m~oJ3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pippies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pippy (plural pippies)
  1. Alternative form of pippie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pippie
    Sense id: en-pippy-en-noun-A2LVBDCZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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