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chirpy

American  
[chur-pee] / ˈtʃɜr pi /

adjective

chirpier, chirpiest
  1. chirping or tending to chirp.

    chirpy birds.

  2. cheerful; lively; spirited.


chirpy British  
/ ˈtʃɜːpɪ /

adjective

  1. informal cheerful; lively

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of chirpy

First recorded in 1830–40; chirp + -y 1


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The official trailer for the sequel shows the chirpy red-capped Italian plumber cavorting with his friends and nemeses in a colourful intergalactic universe.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

Patrons laughed at a corny but cute puppet show starring Casa Bonita’s dishes, from a chirpy hard-shelled taco to a coquettish sopaipilla.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025

"They see the happy, chirpy young man, but psychologically he goes through a lot."

From BBC ● May 7, 2025

When I get Arbuckle on the phone, he is giving his stepdaughter a bath and I can hear her chirpy voice in the background over the running water.

From Salon ● May 12, 2024

The first few days after the alleged theft, he seemed not to understand the trouble he was in, and our chirpy little conversations had continued.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

The lovelier the photo, the chirpier the caption, the louder the scream.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2018

Shelby Smith has chosen a chirpier path: crickets.

From Washington Times ● May 12, 2018

At a rack filled with the basketed two-wheelers, I eased into a saddle and rang the tinkly bell — chirpier than the Champ’s horn.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2016

Picture the scene, a Neville family meal: Phil baked brown by the Spanish sun; Gary chirpier than usual after another England victory.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2015

Rani sounds chirpier than I've ever heard before.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

At 22, the former Billy Elliot and sometime Game of Thrones actor is the youngest and chirpiest of the cast – and the one least versed in the war before the shoot began.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2020

The harsh, surreal environment can do funny things to the chirpiest person’s moods, and the best thing to do is to accept it.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2014

The chirpiest soldier in the whole outfit was Signalling Sergeant Calder, who was one of the shortest men in the regiment.

From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by John Allister Currie

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