chippy

1
[ chip-ee ]

noun,plural chip·pies.
  1. Also chippie. Slang.

    • a promiscuous woman.

    • a prostitute.

Origin of chippy

1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y2; def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip2

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Other definitions for chippy (2 of 4)

chippy2
[ chip-ee ]

noun,plural chip·pies.

Origin of chippy

2

Other definitions for chippy (3 of 4)

chippy3
[ chip-ee ]

adjective,chip·pi·er, chip·pi·est.
  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.

Origin of chippy

3
First recorded in 1885–90; chip1 (compare chip on one's shoulder) + -y1

Other definitions for chippy (4 of 4)

chippy4
[ chip-ee ]

noun,plural chip·pies.British Informal.
  1. a store selling fish and chips: I picked up some takeaway from the local chippy.

  2. a carpenter.

Origin of chippy

4
First recorded in 1885–90; chip1 + -y2

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How to use chippy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for chippy (1 of 5)

chippy1

/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /


nounplural -pies
  1. British informal a fish-and-chip shop

  2. British and NZ a slang word for carpenter

  1. NZ a potato crisp

Origin of chippy

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C19: from chip (n)

British Dictionary definitions for chippy (2 of 5)

chippy2

/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /


adjective-pier or -piest
  1. informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior: a chippy miner's son

Origin of chippy

2
C20: from chip (sense 12)

Derived forms of chippy

  • chippiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for chippy (3 of 5)

chippy3

chippie

/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /


nounplural -pies
  1. an informal name for chipmunk, chipping sparrow

British Dictionary definitions for chippy (4 of 5)

chippy4

chippie

/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /


nounplural -pies
  1. informal, mainly US and Canadian a promiscuous woman

Origin of chippy

4
C19: perhaps from chip (n)

British Dictionary definitions for chippy (5 of 5)

chippy5

/ (ˈtʃɪpɪ) /


adjective-pier or -piest
  1. belligerent or touchy

Origin of chippy

5
C19: from chip (n), sense probably developing from: as dry as a chip of wood, hence irritable, touchy

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