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1. [Brit, informal] Fish and chip shop
   - chippie [Brit, informal], chipper [Ireland, informal]
    
2. [Brit, informal] A woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
   - carpenter, chippie [Brit, informal]
    
3. [N. Amer, informal] A prostitute
   - chippie [N. Amer, informal]

1. Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
   "chippy acts against another country";
   - aggressive, belligerent

Derived forms: chippies, chippiest, chippier

See also: hostile

Type of: woodman, woodsman, woodworker

Encyclopedia: Chippy