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chip⋅per

1  [chip-er]
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–adjective
marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health.
Origin:
1830–40; of uncert. orig.

Synonyms:
jaunty, peppy, pert.
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chip⋅per

2  [chip-er]
–verb (used without object)
1. to chirp or twitter.
2. to chatter or babble.
Origin:
1705–15; chip 2 + -er 6

chip⋅per

3  [chip-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that chips or cuts.
2. a machine that grinds up logs, tree trunks, discarded Christmas trees, etc., into wood chips.
3. Slang. a person who uses narcotic drugs only occasionally or in small doses.
Origin:
1505–15; chip 1 + -er 1
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chip·per 1   (chĭp'ər)   
n.  One that chips or cuts: a wood chipper.
chip·per 2   (chĭp'ər)   
intr.v.   chip·pered, chip·per·ing, chip·pers

  1. To chirp or twitter, as a bird.

  2. To babble.


[Frequentative of chip2.]
chip·per 3   (chĭp'ər)   
adj.  In lively spirits; cheerful.

[Possibly alteration of British dialectal kipper, lively.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

chipper 
1837, "lively, nimble," Amer.Eng., from northern British dial. kipper "nimble, frisky," origin obscure.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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