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chippy

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Noun

  1. A carpenter.
  2. A prostitute or promiscuous woman.
  3. A fish-and-chip shop.
  4. The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.
  5. A potato chip.
  6. A chiptune.
  7. A chipping sparrow.
  8. An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.

Adjective

  1. Ill-tempered, disagreeable.
  2. Involving violence or unfair play.
  3. Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.
  4. As dry as a chip of wood.
  5. Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hungover.

Verb

  1. To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict.

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