chippy

Meanings

1. A carpenter.
2. A prostitute or promiscuous woman.
3. A fish-and-chip shop.
4. The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.
5. A potato chip.
6. A chiptune.
7. A chipping sparrow.
8. An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.

1. Ill-tempered, disagreeable.
2. Involving violence or unfair play.
3. Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.
4. As dry as a chip of wood.
5. Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hungover.

1. To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict.

Etymology

From chip + -y.