chippy
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i noun, plural chip·pies.
1.
Also, chip·pie. Slang.
a.
a promiscuous woman.
b.
a prostitute.
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y2; def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip2
1860–65, Americanism; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y2; def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip2
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chippy1 (ˈtʃɪpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -pies | |
| 1. | informal (Brit) a fish-and-chip shop |
| 2. | (Brit), (NZ) a slang word for carpenter |
| 3. | (NZ) a potato crisp |
| [C19: from | |
| chippy2 (ˈtʃɪpɪ) | |
| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior: a chippy miner's son | |
| [C20: from | |
| 'chippiness2 | |
| —n | |
| chippy or chippie3 (ˈtʃɪpɪ) | |
| —n , pl -pies | |
| chipmunk an informal name for chipping sparrow | |
| chippie or chippie3 | |
| —n | |
| chippy or chippie4 (ˈtʃɪpɪ) | |
| —n , pl -pies | |
| informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) a promiscuous woman | |
| [C19: perhaps from | |
| chippie or chippie4 | |
| —n | |
| [C19: perhaps from | |
| chippy5 (ˈtʃɪpɪ) | |
| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| belligerent or touchy | |
| [C19: from | |
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Word Origin & History
chippy
"promiscuous young woman; prostitute," 1880, U.S. slang, earlier (1864) short for chipping-bird "sparrow," perhaps ultimately a variant of cheep.
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Example sentences
But a chippy rivalry has been ignited that could spill over into subsequent seasons.
We have one customer with whom our relationship, though not vitriolic, is testy or chippy.
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