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chippy
1[ chip-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɪp i /
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noun, plural chip·pies.
Also chippie. Slang.
- a promiscuous woman.
- a prostitute.
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Origin of chippy
1An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y2; def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip2
Words nearby chippy
Chippewa Falls, Chippeway, chipping, chipping sparrow, chipproof, chippy, chipset, chip shot, chip syringe, chip wagon, Chiquita
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chippy3
[ chip-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɪp i /
adjective, chip·pi·er, chip·pi·est.
Ice Hockey. using or characterized by aggressive, rough play or commission of fouls: a chippy player; a chippy second period.
Canadian. ill-tempered; irritable.
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chippy4
[ chip-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɪp i /
noun, plural chip·pies.British Informal.
a store selling fish and chips: I picked up some takeaway from the local chippy.
a carpenter.
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British Dictionary definitions for chippy (1 of 5)
chippy1
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
noun plural -pies
Word Origin for chippy
C19: from chip (n)
British Dictionary definitions for chippy (2 of 5)
chippy2
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
adjective -pier or -piest
informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferiora chippy miner's son
Derived forms of chippy
chippiness, nounWord Origin for chippy
C20: from chip (sense 12)
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chippy4
chippie
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
noun plural -pies
informal, mainly US and Canadian a promiscuous woman
Word Origin for chippy
C19: perhaps from chip (n)
British Dictionary definitions for chippy (5 of 5)
chippy5
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
adjective -pier or -piest
belligerent or touchy
Word Origin for chippy
C19: from chip (n), sense probably developing from: as dry as a chip of wood, hence irritable, touchy
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