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Definitions for Chippy

[1] Also chip·pie. Slang . a promiscuous woman. a prostitute.
[2] chipping sparrow.
[3] a chipmunk.
[4] Ice Hockey . using or characterized by aggressive, rough play or commission of fouls: a chippy player; a chippy second period.
[5] Canadian . irritable; ill-tempered.
[6] a carpenter.
[7] a store selling fish and chips.
[8] British informal a fish-and-chip shop
[9] British and NZ a slang word for carpenter
[10] NZ a potato crisp
[11] informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior a chippy miner's son
[12] an informal name for chipmunk, chipping sparrow
[13] informal , mainly US and Canadian a promiscuous woman
[14] belligerent or touchy

Words nearby Chippy

chippewa falls, chippeway, chipping, chipping sparrow, chipproof, chippy, chipset, chiquita, chir-, chirac, chiral

Origin of Chippy

4chip1 + -y2

Word origin for Chippy

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