chippy
Easily provoked, confrontational
Chippy has several distinct meanings depending on region.
In British English, a chippy is a fish-and-chip shop: We grabbed dinner at the chippy.
In American slang, chippy describes someone irritable or quick to take offense—often used of athletes playing aggressively: The game got chippy in the third period.
Older American slang used chippy for a promiscuous woman or prostitute, though this sense has faded.
In British and Australian usage, a chippy is also a carpenter.
Short-tempered, easily provoked
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
- peevishHabitually fretful
touchy · sullen · moody · cantankerous · querulous · impatient · tetchy · short-tempered
Core message retained
- codCold-water food fish
- haddockEdible Atlantic groundfish
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
salt · fries · counter · wrapped · newspaper · saveloy · fryer · queue
Hostile and confrontational
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
defiant · feisty · hostile · pugnacious · quarrelsome · scrappy · truculent · argumentative
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodworkerTimber craftsperson
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
- sawdustPowdery timber waste
- chiselEdged carving implement
timber · craftsmanship · apprentice · tradesman · furniture · workshop · tools · woodshop
testy
Short-tempered, easily provoked
peevish · touchy · sullen · moody · cantankerous · querulous · impatient · tetchy · short-tempered · irascible
takeaway
Core message retained
vinegar · salt · fries · counter · wrapped · newspaper · saveloy · fryer · queue · platter
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
contentious · defiant · feisty · hostile · pugnacious · quarrelsome · scrappy · truculent · argumentative · provocative
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodworkerTimber craftsperson
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
- sawdustPowdery timber waste
chisel · timber · craftsmanship · apprentice · tradesman · furniture · workshop · tools · woodshop · planer
flick
Brief, sharp motion
ball · turf · pass · tackle · dribbling · attacking · strike · reverse · tomahawk · drag
- British foodfish and chips, full English, bangers and mash, Sunday roast, shepherd's pie
- British Seasidepier, piers, beach hut, beach huts, promenade
- Britishismsbloke, blimey, bloody, cheers, loo
- easily offendedtouchy, sensitive, prickly, defensive, testy
- tradespeopleelectrician, plumber, carpenter, painter, bricklayer
- British Eateriespub, bistro, carvery, gastropub, inn
chippyeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · even-tempered · good-natured · mellow · calm
chippyamiable
Good-natured and likable
genial · good-natured · friendly · affable · cordial
chippypeaceful
Free from disturbance
peaceable · nonaggressive · pacific · nonbelligerent · conciliatory
- potato chipFried tuber wafer
- chocolate chip cookiesBaked sweets with cocoa morsels
- chip inAdd to a group fund
- chocolate chipSmall sweet baking piece
- chipped inContributed to a pool
- tortilla chipFried corn crisp
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