chipper
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪpə(r)
[edit] Adjective
chipper (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a lively optimism, high spirits, cheerfulness
[edit] Translations
Pertaining to a lively optimism, high spirits, cheerfulness
[edit] Noun
chipper (plural chippers)
- (UK, Ireland) (slang) A fish and chips shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
- (slang) A deep frier.
- (US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.
- (US) (smoking) An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.
- A machine that chips potatoes ready to be fried and made into chips.
- Someone who chips (e.g. wood)
- A sportsman who chips the ball.
[edit] Synonyms
- (cheap food store): greasy spoon, hole in the wall
[edit] Translations
A cheap fast food outlet
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A deep frier
