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Meaning
Noun
●
In Australian English, British English, Irish English & New Zealand English:
A carpenter.
●
In American English:
A
prostitute
or
promiscuous
woman.
●
In British English & Irish English:
A
fish-and-chip
shop.
●
In Australian English:
The
youngest
member
of
a team
or group,
normally
someone whose
voice
has
not yet
deepened
,
talking
like a chipmunk.
●
In New Zealand English:
A
potato
chip.
●
In Demoscene:
A chiptune.
●
In American English:
A
chipping
sparrow.
●
An
occasional
drug
habit
,
less than
addiction.
Adj
●
In British English & Canadian English:
Ill-tempered, disagreeable.
●
In Canadian English & Sports:
Involving
violence
or
unfair
play.
●
Tending to form
chips
when
cut
,
rather than
larger
, more
usable
pieces
of wood.
●
As
dry
as a
chip
of wood.
●
Feeling
sick
from
drinking
alcohol
;
hung
over.
Verb
●
To take
drugs
(especially
heroin
) on an
occasional
basis
,
rather than
as an addict.
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Origin
chippy
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
chip
English
chip
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
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