chippy

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Synonyms: chirpy, choppy, chappy, whippy, chimpy, hippy, clippy, shippy, chipps, chipp, crippy

Antonyms: chirpy, choppy, chappy, whippy, chimpy, hippy, clippy, shippy, chipps, chipp, crippy

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|UK|Irish|Commonwealth|slang}} A [[carpenter]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|slang|Western US}} A [[prostitute]] or [[promiscuous]] woman. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|UK|Ireland|informal}} A [[fish and chips|fish-and-chip]] shop. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[chipmunk]].
5. {{lb|en|Australia|slang}} The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a [[chipmunk]].
6. {{lb|en|New Zealand|or|colloquial}} A [[potato chip]].
7. {{lb|en|demoscene|informal}} A [[chiptune]].
8. {{lb|en|US}} A [[chipping sparrow]].
9. {{lb|en|slang}} An occasional [[drug]] [[habit]], less than [[addiction]].

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|Canada|UK}} [[ill-tempered|Ill-tempered]], [[disagreeable]].
2. {{lb|en|Canada|United States|sports}} Involving violence or unfair play.
3. {{lb|en|of wood}} Tending to form [[chip]]s when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.
4. {{lb|en|dated}} As [[dry]] as a chip of wood.
5. {{lb|en|archaic}} Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; [[hungover]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|slang}} To [[take]] [[drug]]s (especially [[heroin]]) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

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