Etymograph

English

tippee

From tip + -ee.

Formed from tip + -ee

Middle English tip

English tip

Today it means

noun The recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tippee”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / tippee