Definitions For Chippy

Verb

chippies , chippying , chippied (slang) To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict. from 20th c.

Adjective

{{en-adj, er}} (Canada, UK) ill-tempered, ill-tempered, disagreeable. (Canada, sports) Involving violence or unfair play. (of wood) Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood. (dated) As dry as a chip of wood. (archaic) Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hung over.

Related terms

chippily

Noun

{{en-noun, chippies}} (British, slang) A fish and chips, fish-and-chip shop. (British, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A carpenter. (Australia, slang) The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk. (New Zealand) A potato chip. (US, slang) A prostitute or promiscuous woman. (demoscene, informal) A chiptune. (US) A chipping sparrow.

Synonyms

fish-and-chips shop chipper

Derived terms

chippy-chaser, chippy joint

Alternative forms

chippie

Etymology

from chip + y.

Is Chippy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
19

The word Chippy is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Chippy in a Sentence

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

Antonyms for Chippy

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