chippy
noun
[ ˈtʃɪpi ]
• a fish-and-chip shop.
• "there used to be a good chippy down the back of Albert Street"
• a carpenter.
chippy
adjective
• (of a person) touchy and defensive, especially on account of having a grievance or a sense of inferiority.
• "I thought she was hostile and chippy"
Origin:
mid 19th century: from chip + -y2, -y1; chippy1 (adjective) is from the phrase a chip on one's shoulder.
chippy
noun
• a prostitute.
Origin:
late 19th century: of uncertain origin; perhaps from chip + -y1, or from cheap.
