different between dipstick vs dripstick

English

Alternative forms

• dip-stick

Etymology

dip +? stick

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?pst?k/

Noun

dipstick (plural dipsticks)

1. A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.

   I haven't checked the oil level of my car's motor since I lost the dipstick three months ago.

2. (slang) A penis.
3. (slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.

   That referee is a right dipstick.

Translations

Verb

dipstick (third-person singular simple present dipsticks, present participle dipsticking, simple past and past participle dipsticked)

1. To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
2. (mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.

See also

• dipstick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

drip +? stick

Noun

dripstick (plural dripsticks)

1. (aviation) A thin hollow tube installed vertically in the bottoms of fuel tanks of many large aircraft, used to check fuel levels; now mostly superseded by the floatstick.