sippy

See also: Sippy

English

Etymology

From sip +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpi

Noun

sippy (plural sippies)

1. (informal) A little sip; less than a serving of some particular drink
   • 1999, Elaine May, Alan Arkin, Power Plays: Three One-Act Plays‎^[1], →ISBN, page 70:

     Would you like a little water, Sue? SUE. Well, perhaps a sippy. (SUE squirts some water into a paper cup.)

   • 2002, David McKnight, From Hunting to Drinking, →ISBN, page 108:

     By going to the canteen as soon as it opened some people hoped to cadge money, or one or more cans, or at least a 'sippy'.

Related terms

• sippy cup