chippy

¹

[ chip-ee ]

noun

, plural chip·pies.

1. Also chippie. Slang.
   1. a promiscuous woman.
   2. a prostitute.
2. chipping sparrow.

chippy

²

[ chip-ee ]

noun

, plural chip·pies.

1. a chipmunk.

chippy

³

[ chip-ee ]

adjective

, chip·pi·er, chip·pi·est.

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.

chippy

⁴

[ chip-ee ]

noun

, British Informal.

, plural chip·pies.

1. a store selling fish and chips:

   I picked up some takeaway from the local chippy.

2. a carpenter.

chippy

¹

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

adjective

1. belligerent or touchy

chippy

²

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   a promiscuous woman

chippy

³

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior

   a chippy miner's son

chippy

⁴

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   a fish-and-chip shop
2. a slang word for carpenter
3. a potato crisp

chippy

⁵

/ ˈtʃɪpɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for chipmunk chipping sparrow

Derived Forms

• ˈchippiness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chippy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y ²; chippy ¹def 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chippy¹

C19: from chip (n), sense probably developing from: as dry as a chip of wood, hence irritable, touchy

Origin of chippy²

C19: perhaps from chip (n)

Origin of chippy³

C20: from chip (sense 12)

Origin of chippy⁴

C19: from chip (n)

Example Sentences

In the first night of its kind for the chippy, it hosted local grime and garage MC Window Kid and British DJ Nathan Dawe.

From BBC

"It's my local chippy, and we thought it was a place where everyone's welcome," he said.

From BBC

Plans for a new chippy have come up against a health board's demands for fruit and veg on the menu.

From BBC

The restaurant had previously tested out another robot that was called Chippy, which helped cook and season tortilla chips, but the project was eventually scrapped because the device was too difficult to clean.

From Los Angeles Times

“No matter what team you’re playing, it’s going to be chippy, it’s going to be physical, there’s going to be contact at the end of the day. It’s who wants it more,” Perez said.

From Los Angeles Times