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chippy

1

[chip-ee]

noun

plural

chippies 
  1. Slang.Also chippie.

    1. a promiscuous woman.

    2. a prostitute.

  2. chipping sparrow.



chippy

2

[chip-ee]

noun

plural

chippies 
  1. a chipmunk.

chippy

3

[chip-ee]

adjective

chippier, chippiest 
  1. Ice Hockey.using or characterized by aggressive, rough play or commission of fouls.

    a chippy player;

    a chippy second period.

  2. Canadian.ill-tempered; irritable.

chippy

4

[chip-ee]

noun

British Informal.

plural

chippies 
  1. a store selling fish and chips.

    I picked up some takeaway from the local chippy.

  2. a carpenter.

chippy

1

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

noun

  1. informala fish-and-chip shop

  2. a slang word for carpenter

  3. a potato crisp

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chippy

2

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

  1. informalresentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior

    a chippy miner's son

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chippy

3

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

noun

  1. an informal name for chipmunk chipping sparrow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chippy

4

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

noun

  1. informala promiscuous woman

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chippy

5

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

  1. belligerent or touchy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chippy1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y 2; chippy 1 def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip 2

Origin of chippy3

First recorded in 1885–90; chip 1 (compare chip on one's shoulder ) + -y 1

Origin of chippy4

First recorded in 1885–90; chip 1 + -y 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chippy1

C19: from chip (n)

Origin of chippy2

C20: from chip (sense 12)

Origin of chippy3

C19: perhaps from chip (n)

Origin of chippy4

C19: from chip (n), sense probably developing from: as dry as a chip of wood, hence irritable, touchy
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Example Sentences

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The shift in energy was palpable in what became a chippy, physical game.

From

Then he went on to joke about her name, which he stated was Melania, then Melania Thee Stallion, then — in a phone call with his Aunt Chippy — Jo Mama, then Jo Mama Kevin Logsdon.

From

It was after that last one that Aunt Chippy said, “She didn’t name the baby that! You know, if you don’t stop busting my b—, I swear to God when I die I’m going to come back and haunt you!”

From

Kimmel then said the name was actually Brangelina, prompting Chippy to order him to hand the phone to his mother.

From

The business in its current form will remain open until 28 June, but Mrs Ashplant said she hoped it could be rented or bought and kept as a chippy.

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