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    chippy
    /ˈtʃɪpi/

    noun

    • 1. a fish-and-chip shop: "there used to be a good chippy down the back of Albert Street"
    • 2. a carpenter.

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) touchy and defensive, especially on account of having a grievance or a sense of inferiority: informal "I thought she was hostile and chippy"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chippyChippy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CHIPPY is aggressively belligerent; also : marked by much fighting. How to use chippy in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHIPPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CHIPPY definition: 1. easily offended or annoyed 2. informal for chip shop UK 3. informal for carpenter. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › chippyCHIPPY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Chippy definition: a promiscuous woman.. See examples of CHIPPY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHIPPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CHIPPY meaning: 1. easily offended or annoyed 2. informal for chip shop UK 3. informal for carpenter. Learn more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › chippyChippy - definition of chippy by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Commerce) informal Brit a fish-and-chip shop. 2. (Crafts) Brit and NZ a slang word for carpenter. 3. (Cookery) NZ a potato crisp. [C19: from chip (n)] chippy. ( ˈtʃɪpɪ) adj, -pier or -piest. informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior: a chippy miner's son. [C20: from chip (sense 12)] ˈchippiness n. chippy.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHIPPY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. British informal. a fish-and-chip shop. 2. British and New Zealand a slang word for carpenter. 3. New Zealand. a potato crisp. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: from chip (n) Word Frequency. chippy in British English. (ˈtʃɪpɪ ) adjective Word forms: -pier, -piest. informal.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › chippyChippy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A chippy hockey player. (Canada, UK) Ill-tempered, disagreeable. (Canada, sports) Involving violence or unfair play. (of wood) Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › chippychippy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · chippy (plural chippies) ( Australia, slang) The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk. ( New Zealand) A potato chip. (demoscene, informal) A chiptune. ( US) A chipping sparrow . ( slang) An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishchippy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of chippy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › chippychippy - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    chippy /ˈtʃɪpɪ/ adj ( -pier, -piest) informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior: a chippy miner's son.