chippy
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A carpenter.
- A prostitute or promiscuous woman.
- A fish-and-chip shop.
- The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.
- A potato chip.
- A chiptune.
- A chipping sparrow.
- An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.
Adjective
- Ill-tempered, disagreeable.
- 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; hungover.
Verb
- To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict.
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