chocolate chippie

English

A chocolate-chip cookie

Etymology

From chocolate chip +‎ -ie.

Noun

chocolate chippie (plural chocolate chippies)

1. (informal) A food containing chocolate chips, usually a cookie.
   • 1985 January 24, “Voice Box”, in Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., page 69:

     From Herb Caen’s column in the San Francisco Chronicle: “Remember Al Davis? He was espied in Mrs. Fields’ cookie store on Pine, sinking his fangs into a chocolate chippie with pride and poise.”

   • 1990, Lorraine Avery, The Runaway Winner, Troll Associates, →ISBN, pages 14 and 83:

     “Now let’s see . . . what do we know about this criminal?” Davey looked glum. “Only that the thief likes money and apples and chocolate chippies and sodas.” […] Carrie gave him the biggest chocolate chippie.

   • 1992, Ann M[atthews] Martin, Karen’s Tea Party (Babysitters Little Sister), Hippo, published 1996, →ISBN, page 26:

     I want to make cookies. Do we have chocolate chips? I will make chocolate chippies!

   • 2003, Sue Lange, Tritcheon Hash, Book View Café, published 2011, →ISBN, page 67:

     If one day one of the neighborhood kids ventured to knock on the door on a dare, she or he would unquestionably be rewarded with a couple of chocolate chippies and a glass of whole milk.

   • 2009, Laurence Fearnley, Mother’s Day, Penguin Books, →ISBN:

     Maggie blushed and was relieved when Scott paid no attention but reached for a chocolate chippie, which he dunked in his cup.

   • 2013, Paddy Richardson, Cross Fingers, Hachette New Zealand, →ISBN, page 103:

     He brought over a pot of tea, pretty rose-coloured cups and saucers, milk in a jug, chocolate chippies on a flowery plate, all set out on a tray.

   • 2014, Judy Boyd, Our Fortunate Lives, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 237:

     There was no time to make blueberry muffins; they made do with “Couplands” chocolate chippies and sultana biscuits.

   • 2022, Jeff Bishop, A Heavy Dose of Allison Tandy, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, pages 297–298:

     But I highly recommend the chocolate chip pancakes. […] We put in our orders: egg whites and grapefruit for Bridget (“sugar on the side”), the aforementioned chocolate chippies for me.

Synonyms

• chocolate chipper