- chipper
- chipper 1837, "lively, nimble," Amer.Eng., from northern British dialectal kipper "nimble, frisky," origin obscure.
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Chipper — may refer to: Chipper (dog), a dog in the RCA family Chipper (golf), a golf club Chipper (restaurant), a fish and chips shop Chipper (tobacco), an occasional tobacco smoker Chipper (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby chipmunk made by Ty, Inc. in 1999… … Wikipedia
Chipper — Chip per, v. i. [Cf. {Cheep}, {Chirp}.] To chirp or chirrup. [Prov. Eng.] Forby. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chipper — Chip per, a. Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chipper — [adj] happy alert, animate, animated, bright, brisk, gay, in good spirits, keen, lively, spirited, sprightly, vivacious; concept 403 Ant. unhappy … New thesaurus
chipper — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ cheerful and lively. ORIGIN perhaps from northern English dialect kipper «lively» … English terms dictionary
chipper — chipper1 [chip′ər] adj. [altered < N Brit kipper; ? akin to Du kipp, quick, lively] Informal cheerful and sprightly; in good spirits chipper2 [chip′ər] n. a person or thing that chips; esp., a tool for chipping … English World dictionary
chipper — 1. mod. jolly, fresh, and alert. (Standard English.) □ Well, you look chipper this morning. □ This chipper young man will show you around. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Larry here is chipper already! □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chipper — [[t]tʃɪ̱pə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED Chipper means cheerful and lively. [OLD FASHIONED] He looked unusually chipper this morning. Syn: bright … English dictionary
chipper — I. noun Date: 1513 one that chips < a wood chipper > II. adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively Date: 1822 sprightly 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
chipper — chip|per [ˈtʃıpə US ər] adj old fashioned informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from English dialect kipper cheerful and active ] happy and active ▪ You re looking very chipper this morning … Dictionary of contemporary English
