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chippy

1

[ chip-ee ]

noun

plural chippies.
  1. Also 󾱱p. Slang.
    1. a promiscuous woman.
    2. a prostitute.


chippy

2

[ chip-ee ]

noun

plural chippies.

chippy

3

[ chip-ee ]

adjective

chippier, chippiest.
  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 chippies.
  1. a store selling fish and chips:

    I picked up some takeaway from the local chippy.

  2. a carpenter.

chippy

1

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

noun

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

chippy

2

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

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

    a chippy miner's son

“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

chippy

3

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

noun

  1. an informal name for chipmunk chipping sparrow
“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

chippy

4

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a promiscuous woman
“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

chippy

5

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

  1. belligerent or touchy
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱱辱Ա, noun
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yvlog 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 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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chippy1

C19: from chip (n)

Origin of chippy2

C20: from chip (sense 12)

Origin of chippy3

C19: perhaps from chip (n)

Origin of chippy4

C19: from chip (n), sense probably developing from: as dry as a chip of wood, hence irritable, touchy
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Meanwhile, the simple joys of a Friday night chippy tea has followed suit.

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Accompanying his mum to the chippy was Naveed Amini.

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Pravin Ladd, 69, was driving along Leeds Road when he noticed the queue of people outside his local chippy.

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In the same week as the chippy chopped prices, people in Bradford saw their council tax rise by almost 10%, while Yorkshire Water is raising bills by 29%.

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Ordaz and Falcón had tangled midway through the first half of the chippy game with Ordaz apparently making contact with Falcón’s face, sending him to the turf.

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