Chipper

Chipper

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
  • Tree chipper, a machine used for reducing wood into smaller parts
  • USS Chipper, the name of more than one United States Navy ship

People named Chipper:

See also

  • Chip (disambiguation)
  • Chips (disambiguation)
  • CHIP (disambiguation)
  • Chipping (disambiguation)
  • Crisp (disambiguation)

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  • 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 — 1837, lively, nimble, Amer.Eng., from northern British dialectal kipper nimble, frisky, origin obscure …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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

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