chippy

chip·py

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chip-ee]
- /ˈtʃɪp i/
- /ˈtʃɪp.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chip-ee]
- /ˈtʃɪp i/

Definitions of chippy word

countable noun chippy A chippy is the same as a chip shop. 3
noun chippy a fish-and-chip shop 3
noun chippy a potato crisp 3
adjective chippy resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior 3
noun chippy a promiscuous woman 3
adjective chippy belligerent or touchy 3

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Origin of chippy

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65, Americanism; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y2; def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip2

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Parts of speech for Chippy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chippy

chippy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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