ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Chippy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃɪpi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chippy is a noun meaning (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A carpenter.

Meaning

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A carpenter.

More Meanings

  1. (UK, Ireland, informal) A fish-and-chip shop.
  2. (Australia, slang) The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.
  3. (New Zealand or colloquial) A potato chip.
  4. (demoscene, informal) A chiptune.
  5. (US) A chipping sparrow.
  6. (slang, Western US) A prostitute or promiscuous woman.
  7. (slang) An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.

Example Sentences

$80 for a chippy? I can get a goddamn horse for $50!
Don't worry chippy, nobodys gonna hurtya. Maybe fuckya a little[…]
Huge queues form outside the Chippy, often stretching back to the Coop and beyond.
I give the pictures of the wife and the lawn boy to the husband. I give the pictures of the husband and the chippy to the wife.

Word Forms

Synonyms for chippy

Depending on context, synonyms include chipper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chips, chappie, chippie, chappy, chirper, chiphead.

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