English Dictionary

chippy

/ˈt͡ʃɪpi/

adj

(Canada, UK) Ill-tempered, disagreeable. / (Canada, sports) Involving violence or unfair play. / (of wood) Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.

I had a chippy day at work.

意味（1）

(Canada, UK) Ill-tempered, disagreeable.

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!

意味（2）

(Canada, sports) Involving violence or unfair play.

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.

意味（3）

(of wood) Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.

意味（4）

(dated) As dry as a chip of wood.

意味（5）

(archaic) Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hung over.