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chippy

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪpi/

Rhymes with -ɪpi

noun chippies · chippie

  1. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang A carpenter. Then, when ah wis apprenticed as a chippy wi a Gorgie builder, ah goes along tae Telford College tae dae ma national certificate modules in joinery.
  2. US, Western, slang A prostitute or promiscuous woman. I manage to pick up a living in spite of the damn chippies. I don't see why the hell they don't go into the business regular and make something out of it, instead of loving free.
  3. Ireland, UK, informal A fish-and-chip shop. Huge queues form outside the Chippy, often stretching back to the Coop and beyond.

    Similar: chipper

  4. slang A chipmunk. […] a chippy near our house grooming its small, rounded ears by rubbing its front paws against them, […]
  5. Australia, slang The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.
  6. New Zealand, colloquial A potato chip. why fish? for food so we can have it in our chippies
  7. informal A chiptune.
  8. US A chipping sparrow. In due time a nest-full of little chippies appear to be nourished with insectiverous^([sic]) food from a parental beak until fledged and able to look after themselves.
  9. slang An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.

adjective chippier · chippiest · chippie

  1. Canada, UK Ill-tempered, disagreeable. To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, / In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, / Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock, / From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!
  2. Canada, US Involving violence or unfair play. 2007, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, cisport.ca, The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and University of Saskatchewan Huskies battled to a 1-1 draw in a chippy Canada West men’s soccer affair that saw the teams combine for 33 fouls and five yellow cards.
  3. of wood Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.
  4. dated As dry as a chip of wood.
  5. archaic Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hungover.

verb chippies · chippying · chippied · chippie

  1. slang To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict. I chippy around but haven't been hooked in a year now.

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@misc{chippy_2026,
  title = {chippy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chippy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}