tiptop
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Excellently; in a first-rate manner.
noun
Synonym of freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube, particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Bad little bitch give me tiptop, don’t stop, this little beat is a co-bop"
- "Although they go by many names across the world freezer pop, ice-pole, pop stick icy-pole ice pop, tip top and ice candy but in the hoods of America they are known and respected as Freeze Pops. The pops are made by freezing flavored liquid such as sugar water, Kool-Aid or some form of fruit juice or purée inside a plastic tube - at least the kinds we ate."
- "Brand names also came up with many naming the treat based on the product sold in their region. US users claimed that the sweet treat aught(sic.) to be referred to as an Otter Pop, a popular brand across the pond. Meanwhile UK users were more in favour of the Mr Freeze, found in many a corner shop while Welsh customers said the correct name was in fact a Tip Top."
- "To us, these are (and always have been) called 'cool pops'. To others - particularly on Twitter - they're everything from 'ice pops' to 'ice lollies' to 'ice poles' to 'freeze pops' to 'Tip-Tops'."
Etymology
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Slang
- British usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
tippity-top
tippety-top
Frequently Paired Words
tippity-top
tippety-top
Synonyms
freeze pop
flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube
particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized
ace
a-one
crack
first-rate
super
topnotch
top-notch
tops