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chirpy

American  
[chur-pee] / ˈtʃɜr pi /

adjective

chirpier, chirpiest
  1. chirping or tending to chirp.

    chirpy birds.

  2. cheerful; lively; spirited.


chirpy British  
/ ˈtʃɜːpɪ /

adjective

  1. informal cheerful; lively

"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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Etymology

Origin of chirpy

First recorded in 1830–40; chirp + -y 1


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In a melodic, chirpy voice, speaking in unaccented American English and calling herself Orphan Ann, D’Aquino did done hundreds of broadcasts for a news and music show called “Zero Hour.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

"Baby Shark", in which a shark family is introduced one by one to a chirpy tune, is a global megahit and has featured as a Macy's parade balloon in New York.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

When I get Arbuckle on the phone, he is giving his stepdaughter a bath and I can hear her chirpy voice in the background over the running water.

From Salon ● May 12, 2024

It's a hunch I got to stress-test when I spent the day with some chirpy, aspirational plumbers from Hull.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2024

So this is Downstairs, is my chirpy first thought.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

The lovelier the photo, the chirpier the caption, the louder the scream.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2018

Shelby Smith has chosen a chirpier path: crickets.

From Washington Times ● May 12, 2018

At a rack filled with the basketed two-wheelers, I eased into a saddle and rang the tinkly bell — chirpier than the Champ’s horn.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2016

Picture the scene, a Neville family meal: Phil baked brown by the Spanish sun; Gary chirpier than usual after another England victory.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2015

Rani sounds chirpier than I've ever heard before.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

At 22, the former Billy Elliot and sometime Game of Thrones actor is the youngest and chirpiest of the cast – and the one least versed in the war before the shoot began.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2020

The harsh, surreal environment can do funny things to the chirpiest person’s moods, and the best thing to do is to accept it.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2014

The chirpiest soldier in the whole outfit was Signalling Sergeant Calder, who was one of the shortest men in the regiment.

From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by John Allister Currie

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