chippy 1
/chip"ee/ , n. , pl. chippies .
1. Also, chippie . Slang.
a. a promiscuous woman.
b. a prostitute.
2. See chipping sparrow .
[ 1860-65, Amer.; CHIPP(ING SPARROW) + -Y 2 ; def. 1 appar. deriv. of this sense, or from CHIP 2 ]
chippy 2
/chip"ee/ , n. , pl. chippies .
a chipmunk.
[ CHIP(MUNK) + -Y 2 ]
chippy 3
/chip"ee/ , adj., chippier, chippiest .
1. Ice Hockey. using or characterized by aggressive, rough play or commission of fouls: a chippy player; a chippy second period.
2. Canadian. irritable; ill-tempered.
[ 1890-95, for def. 2; CHIP 1 (Compare CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER) + -Y 1 ]
chippy 4
/chip"ee/ , n. , pl. chippies . Brit. Informal.
1. a carpenter.
2. a store selling fish and chips.
[ CHIP 1 + -Y 2 ]