n. /tip"top'/ ; adj. /tip"top", -top'/ ; adv. /tip"top"/ , n.
1. the extreme top or summit.
2. Informal. the highest point or degree: the very tiptop of physical condition.
3. Chiefly Brit. Informal. the highest social class.
adj.
4. situated at the very top.
5. Informal. of the highest quality; excellent: a tiptop meal.
adv.
6. in a tiptop manner; very well: It's shaping up tiptop.
[ 1695-1705; gradational compound; see TIP 1 , TOP 1 ]