chippy

UK: /ˈtʃɪpi/ US: (chip′ē)

Inflections of 'chippy' (adj):

chippier

adj comparative

chippiest

adj superlative

Inflections of 'chippy' (n): npl: chippies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

chip•py¹  (chip′ē), n., pl. -pies. 

1. Also, chip′pie. [Slang.]
   • a promiscuous woman.
   • a prostitute.
2. See chipping sparrow. 

• 1860–65, American; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y²; def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip²

chip•py²  (chip′ē), n., pl. -pies. 

1. a chipmunk.

• chip(munk) + -y²

chip•py³  (chip′ē), adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. 

1. Sport [Ice Hockey.] using or characterized by aggressive, rough play or commission of fouls:
   a chippy player; a chippy second period.
2. Sport, British Terms [Canadian.] irritable;
   ill-tempered.

• chip¹ (Compare chip on one's shoulder) + -y¹ 1890–95, for def. 2

chippy⁴  (chip′ē), n., pl. -pies. [Brit. Informal.]

1. a carpenter.
2. a store selling fish and chips.

• chip¹ + -y²

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chippy / ˈtʃɪpɪ/ noun ( -pies)

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from chip (n)

chippy / ˈtʃɪpɪ/ adjective ( -pier, -piest)

1. resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior: a chippy miner's son

Etymology: 20th Century: from chip (sense 13)

ˈchippiness noun

chippy, chippie / ˈtʃɪpɪ/ noun ( -pies)

1. an informal name for chipmunk