chippy

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A carpenter. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,slang
    — Then, when ah wis apprenticed as a chippy wi a Gorgie builder, ah goes along tae Telford College tae dae ma national certificate modules in joinery.
  2. A prostitute or promiscuous woman. US,Western,slang
    — I manage to pick up a living in spite of the damn chippies. I don't see why the hell they don't go into the business regular and make something out of it, instead of loving free.
  3. A fish-and-chip shop. Ireland,UK,informal
    — Huge queues form outside the Chippy, often stretching back to the Coop and beyond.
  4. The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk. Australia,slang
  5. A potato chip. New-Zealand,colloquial
    — why fish? for food so we can have it in our chippies
  6. A chiptune. informal
  7. A chipping sparrow. US
    — In due time a nest-full of little chippies appear to be nourished with insectiverous^([sic]) food from a parental beak until fledged and able to look after themselves.
  8. An occasional drug habit, less than addiction. slang
动词 v.
  1. To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict. slang
    — I chippy around but haven't been hooked in a year now.
形容词 adj.
  1. Ill-tempered, disagreeable. Canada,UK
    — To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, / In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, / Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock, / From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!
  2. Involving violence or unfair play. Canada,US
    — 2007, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, cisport.ca, The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and University of Saskatchewan Huskies battled to a 1-1 draw in a chippy Canada West men’s soccer affair that saw the teams combine for 33 fouls and five yellow cards.
  3. Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.
  4. As dry as a chip of wood. dated
  5. Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hungover. archaic

词形变化

chippies plural chippie alternative chippier comparative chippiest superlative chippie alternative chippies present,singular,third-person chippying participle,present chippied participle,past chippied past chippie alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
chippy-chaser chippy joint chippy sauce chippy tea chippiness
相关词
fish and chippies chippily

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *kippōną
Proto-West Germanic *kippōn
Old English *ċippiander.
Old English ċipp
Middle English chippe
English chip
English -y
English chippy
From chip + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *kippōną
Proto-West Germanic *kippōn
Old English *ċippiander.
Old English ċipp
Middle English chippe
English chip
English -y
English chippy
From chip + -y.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *kippōną
Proto-West Germanic *kippōn
Old English *ċippiander.
Old English ċipp
Middle English chippe
English chip
English -y
English chippy
From chip + -y.
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