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.
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.
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
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
