Dips, dipshits, dipsticks, dipwads, diphthongs

[Neal Whitman]

An overview of "dip"-based pejoratives, inspired by finding out that some
people use "dip(h)thong" as an insult (subscription required):
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dictionary/3058/

This 2009 Language Log post by Chris Potts had some useful reader comments:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=978

Neal Whitman
Email: nwhitman at ameritech.net
Blog: http://literalminded.wordpress.com

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