chippy


chip·py

or chip·pie C0307500 (chĭp′ē)n. pl. chip·pies 1. A chipping sparrow.2. Slang A woman prostitute.
[From chip.]

chippy

(ˈtʃɪpɪ) n, pl -pies1. (Commerce) informal Brit a fish-and-chip shop2. (Crafts) Brit and NZ a slang word for carpenter3. (Cookery) NZ a potato crisp[C19: from chip (n)]

chippy

(ˈtʃɪpɪ) adj, -pier or -piestinformal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior: a chippy miner's son. [C20: from chip (sense 12)] ˈchippiness n

chippy

(ˈtʃɪpɪ) or

chippie

n, pl -pies (Animals) an informal name for chipmunk, chipping sparrow

chippy

(ˈtʃɪpɪ) or

chippie

n, pl -piesinformal chiefly US and Canadian a promiscuous woman[C19: perhaps from chip (n)]

chippy

(ˈtʃɪpɪ) adj, -pier or -piestbelligerent or touchy[C19: from chip (n), sense probably developing from: as dry as a chip of wood, hence irritable, touchy]

chip•py1

or chip•pie

(ˈtʃɪp i)

n., pl. -pies. Slang. a promiscuous woman. [1885–90, Amer.; perhaps after a chipping sparrow]

chip•py3

(ˈtʃɪp i)

adj. -pi•er, -pi•est. Canadian Slang. 1. (in ice hockey) using or characterized by aggressive, rough play. 2. irritable; ill-tempered. [1890–95; chip1 + -y1]

chippy

- A shop that sells fish and chips can be called a chippy.See also related terms for shop.
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