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单词 chippy
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chip•py1  (chipē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies. 
  1. Also, chippie. [Slang.]
    • a promiscuous woman.
    • a prostitute.
  2. See chipping sparrow. 
  • 1860–65, American; chipp(ing sparrow) + -y2; def. 1 apparently derivative of this sense, or from chip2

chip•py2  (chipē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies. 
  1. a chipmunk.
  • chip(munk) + -y2

chip•py3  (chipē),USA pronunciation adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. 
  1. Sport[Ice Hockey.]using or characterized by aggressive, rough play or commission of fouls:a chippy player; a chippy second period.
  2. Sport, British Terms[Canadian.]irritable;
    ill-tempered.
  • chip1 (Compare chip on one's shoulder) + -y1 1890–95, for def. 2

chippy4  (chipē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies. [Brit. Informal.]
  1. a carpenter.
  2. a store selling fish and chips.
  • chip1 + -y2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chippy /ˈtʃɪpɪ/ n ( pl -pies)
  1. Brit informal a fish-and-chip shop
  2. Brit NZ
    a slang word for carpenter
  3. NZ a potato crisp
Etymology: 19th Century: from chip (n)
chippy /ˈtʃɪpɪ/ adj ( -pier, -piest)
  1. informal resentful or oversensitive about being perceived as inferior: a chippy miner's son
Etymology: 20th Century: from chip (sense 12)

ˈchippiness n
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