CHIPPY

Etymology

Noun

chippy (plural chippies)

(British, slang) A fish-and-chip shop.

Synonym: chipper

(British, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A carpenter.

(Australia, slang) The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.

(New Zealand) A potato chip.

(US, slang) A prostitute or promiscuous woman.

(demoscene, informal) A chiptune.

(US) A chipping sparrow.

Adjective

chippy (comparative chippier, superlative chippiest)

(Canada, UK) Ill-tempered, disagreeable.

(Canada, sports) Involving violence or unfair play.

(of wood) Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.

(dated) As dry as a chip of wood.

(archaic) Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hung over.

Verb

chippy (third-person singular simple present chippies, present participle chippying, simple past and past participle chippied)

(slang) To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict. [from 20th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Chip"py, a.

Definition: Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.

Chip"py, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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