chippy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

chip +‎ -y

[edit] Noun

chippy (plural chippies)

1. (British) A fish-and-chip shop
2. (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) A carpenter.
3. (New Zealand) A potato chip.
4. (US, slang) A prostitute or promiscuous woman.

[edit] Synonyms

• (fish-and-chips shop): chipper

[edit] Adjective

chippy (comparative chippier, superlative chippiest)

1. (Canadian) Ill-tempered, disagreeable.
2. (Canadian, sports) 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.

[edit] Derived terms

• chippily