tippy-toe

tip py-toe ▶verb [ no obj. ] informal walk on the tips of one's toes; tiptoe: he tippy-toed around the house. PHRASES on tippy-toe (or tippy-toes ) on the tips of one's toes; on tiptoe: Kurt was mincing around on tippy-toes. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: alteration of tiptoe .

tippy-toe

tippy-toe |ˈtɪpɪtəʊ | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] informal, chiefly US walk on the tips of one's toes; tiptoe: he tippy-toed around the house. PHRASES on tippy-toe (or tippy-toes ) on tiptoe: Kurt was mincing around on tippy-toes. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: alteration of tiptoe .