chippy
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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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3Other definitions for chippy (4 of 4)
a store selling fish and chips: I picked up some takeaway from the local chippy.
a carpenter.
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How to use chippy in a sentence
Early in the second quarter, Wagner had to hold Bryant back when the center tried to fight Blake Griffin following a chippy play.
Five takeaways from the Wizards’ preseason loss to the Pistons | Ava Wallace | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostDuring the ensuing runback, tempers flared, and things got a little chippy.
15 Best Moments of the 2013 Super Bowl (VIDEO) | Ben Teitelbaum | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor all the glamour of some local residents, the town itself—known to locals as "chippy" — remains a handsome but modest place.
David Remnick: He's a little chippy about her in the memoir.
David Remnick's 'Bridge' to Obama: Full Transcript | The Daily Beast Video | April 10, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTI say, you chaps, I'm sorry I made such an ass of myself yesterday; I felt chippy over that friend of mine being killed.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
We awoke with the sun, feeling—I speak for myself—rather touzled and chippy, and waited a long time for the orders to proceed.
The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade | Edward Lord GleichenBoth rooms were furnished, but cold and gloomy; the floor of what the girl called her dressing-room was chippy and worm-eaten.
Fact is, Tweddle, I've been so doosid chippy for the last two days, I daren't touch a razor.
The Tinted Venus | F. AnsteyAnd when chippy Hackee got home, he found he had caught a cold in his head; and he was more uncomfortable still.
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes | Beatrix Potter
British Dictionary definitions for chippy (1 of 5)
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
British informal a fish-and-chip shop
British and NZ a slang word for carpenter
NZ a potato crisp
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1British Dictionary definitions for chippy (2 of 5)
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior: a chippy miner's son
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2Derived forms of chippy
- chippiness, noun
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chippie
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
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chippie
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
informal, mainly US and Canadian a promiscuous woman
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4British Dictionary definitions for chippy (5 of 5)
/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /
belligerent or touchy
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