chippy

¹ American  

[chip-ee] / ˈtʃɪp i /

noun

plural

chippies

1. Slang. Also chippie.

   1. a promiscuous woman.

   2. a prostitute.

2. chipping sparrow.

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chippy ² American  

[chip-ee] / ˈtʃɪp i /

noun

plural

chippies

1. a chipmunk.

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chippy ³ American  

[chip-ee] / ˈtʃɪp i /

adjective

chippier, chippiest

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.

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chippy ⁴ American  

[chip-ee] / ˈtʃɪp i /

noun

British Informal.

plural

chippies

1. a store selling fish and chips.

   I picked up some takeaway from the local chippy.

2. a carpenter.

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chippy ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

noun

1. informal a fish-and-chip shop

2. a slang word for carpenter

3. a potato crisp

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chippy ² British  

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

adjective

1. informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior

   a chippy miner's son

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chippy ³ British  

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for chipmunk chipping sparrow

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chippy ⁴ British  

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

noun

1. informal a promiscuous woman

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chippy ⁵ British  

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

adjective

1. belligerent or touchy

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Other Word Forms

• chippiness noun

Etymology

Origin of chippy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y ²; chippy ¹ def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip ²

Origin of chippy²

chip(munk) + -y ²

Origin of chippy³

First recorded in 1885–90; chip ¹ (compare chip on one's shoulder ) + -y ¹

Origin of chippy⁴

First recorded in 1885–90; chip ¹ + -y ²

Example Sentences

After a chippy lunch, they headed to Cardiff Bay for a Mr Whippy ice cream, the carousel and the big wheel, followed by an escape room where staff surprised the bride with a huge bouquet of flowers.

From BBC

The Panthers boast three of the league’s most notorious pests on their roster, each of whom is renowned for trash talking, chippy hits, and enthusiastically physical play.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brad Lee, from The Nippy Chippy in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, said because of the rise in fish prices, the cost of living, and wage and National Insurance increases, he decided to utilise the technology.

From BBC

“This was a conversation we had going into the game, you know, because just from what I was seeing, I knew it was going to be a chippy game,” Foster said.

From Los Angeles Times

With 40.5 seconds left in the third quarter, things got chippy on the court when Rickea Jackson slipped and limped off, sidelined for the remainder of the quarter.

From Los Angeles Times