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Sippy vs Skippy - What's the difference?

sippy | skippy |

As a noun sippy

is a little sip; less than a cup of some particular drink.

As an adjective skippy is

having an upbeat rhythm, suitable to skip to.

sippy

English

Noun

(sippies)
  • A little sip; less than a cup of some particular drink
  • *{{quote-book, 1999, , Power Plays: Three One-Act Plays citation
    • , passage=Would you like a little water, Sue? SUE. Well, perhaps a sippy . (SUE squirts some water into a paper cup.)}}
  • *{{quote-book, 2002, David McKnight, From Hunting to Drinking, page=108, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=26vDIDK_GuIC&pg=PA108, isbn=0415271517
    • , passage=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

    skippy

    English

    (wikipedia Skippy)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Nickname given to people of Australian origin by the British.

    • See also

    * skip * skippy