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

The only person missing is McGee, who's still feeling chippy about losing the deputy director job to that mint-mucher Gabriel LaRoche. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024

The 6-3 Dickinson, who was selected 11th overall by the Sharks in June, showed off his skating ability but was also a physical presence in what ended up as a chippy game with several after-the-whistle scrums, one fight and 28 minutes in penalties. —Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2024

These are exactly how they’re served in a pub or chippy. —Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024

But each woman is showing that experience in this game as the German team gets particularly chippy, hitting the Americans with seven fouls in less than 30 minutes of play. —Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

chip on one's shoulder

First Known Use

Adjective

1944, in the meaning defined above