chippy

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adjective

chip·​py ˈchi-pē 

chippier; chippiest

: aggressively belligerent

a chippy hockey player

also : marked by much fighting

a chippy game

chippy

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noun

chip·​py

variant spelling of chippie

1

usually chippie slang, disapproving

a

: a woman who has multiple sexual partners : a woman who is sexually promiscuous

b

: a woman who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : a woman who is a sex worker

2

usually chippy British, informal : chip shop

Occasionally on a Friday lunchtime I'll treat myself to a plate of fish and chips from the local chippy.

—Peter Collins

Synonyms

Adjective

• aggressive
• agonistic
• argumentative
• assaultive
• bellicose
• belligerent
• brawly
• combative
• confrontational
• contentious
• discordant
• disputatious
• feisty
• gladiatorial
• militant
• pugnacious
• quarrelsome
• scrappy
• truculent
• warlike

Examples of chippy in a Sentence

Adjective

a chippy, defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Read more: Fight Breaks Out After Michigan Football Takes Down Rival Ohio State in Unranked Upset Win Though it is expected for opposing teams to get chippy with one another, especially following a loss, the fight was not a good look for the NCAA. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

Biden gets chippy with China America’s AI future can’t happen without computer chips, and neither can China’s. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024

Saturday's James Madison-Charlotte matchup got a bit chippy at a point, but one player might have taken things a bit too far. —Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024

There was one noticeably chippy play when, after Samuel caught a pass over the middle of the field from Joshua Dobbs, he was knocked to the ground on a high hit from safety Tayler Hawkins. —Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 29 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

chip on one's shoulder

First Known Use

Adjective

1944, in the meaning defined above