chippy1
[chip-ee]
- Also chip·pie. Slang.
- a promiscuous woman.
- a prostitute.
- chipping sparrow.
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Origin of chippy1
1860–65, Americanism; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y2; def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip2
chippy2
[chip-ee]
- a chipmunk.
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Origin of chippy2
chippy3
[chip-ee]
- Ice Hockey. using or characterized by aggressive, rough play or commission of fouls: a chippy player; a chippy second period.
- Canadian. irritable; ill-tempered.
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Origin of chippy3
chippy4
[chip-ee]
- a carpenter.
- a store selling fish and chips.
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Origin of chippy4
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Examples from the Web for chippy
Contemporary Examples
For all the glamour of some local residents, the town itself—known to locals as "Chippy" — remains a handsome but modest place.
Historical Examples
But Mr. Chippy kept flying back and forth in a great flutter.
The Tale of Grumpy WeaselArthur Scott Bailey
And Mr. Chippy said that nothing would please him more than to do just that.
The Tale of Daddy LonglegsArthur Scott Bailey
Daddy Longlegs pretended not to hear Mr. Chippy's suggestion.
The Tale of Daddy LonglegsArthur Scott Bailey
Most of the company clapped their hands when Mr. Chippy said that.
The Tale of Daddy LonglegsArthur Scott Bailey
His name was Mr. Chippy; and he was never known to do anybody the least bit of harm.
The Tale of Jasper JayArthur Scott Bailey
chippy1
- British informal a fish-and-chip shop
- British and NZ a slang word for carpenter
- NZ a potato crisp
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Word Origin
C19: from chip (n)
chippy2
- informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferiora chippy miner's son
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Word Origin
C20: from chip (sense 12)
chippy3
chippie
- an informal name for chipmunk, chipping sparrow
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chippy4
chippie
- informal, mainly US and Canadian a promiscuous woman
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Word Origin
C19: perhaps from chip (n)
chippy5
- belligerent or touchy
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Word Origin
C19: from chip (n), sense probably developing from: as dry as a chip of wood, hence irritable, touchy
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Word Origin and History for chippy
n.
"promiscuous young woman; prostitute," 1880, U.S. slang, earlier (1864) short for chipping-bird "sparrow," perhaps ultimately a variant of cheep.
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