CHIPPER

chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty

(adjective) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; “looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit”- Frances G. Patton; “life that is gay, brisk, and debonair”- H.M.Reynolds; “walked with a jaunty step”; “a jaunty optimist”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Adjective

chipper (comparative more chipper, superlative most chipper)

Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.

Etymology 2

Noun

chipper (plural chippers)

(British, Ireland, slang) A fish and chip shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.

(slang) A deep frier.

(US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.

(US, smoking) An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.

A machine that chips potatoes ready to be fried and made into chips.

A company that manufactures potato chips/potato crisps.

Someone who chips (e.g. wood).

(sports) A player who chips the ball.

(golf) A golf club for making chip shots.

Synonyms

• (cheap food store): greasy spoon, hole in the wall

Etymology 3

Verb

chipper (third-person singular simple present chippers, present participle chippering, simple past and past participle chippered)

(UK, dialect) To chirp or chirrup.

Source: Wiktionary

Chip"per, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Cheep, Chirp.]

Definition: To chirp or chirrup. [ Prov. Eng.] Forby.

Chip"per, a.

Definition: Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition