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Chippy (lemmy.world)
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chippy (plural chippies)

Noun

  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A carpenter. [from 19th c.]
  2. (slang, Western US) A prostitute or promiscuous woman. [from 19th c.]
  3. (UK, Ireland, informal) A fish-and-chip shop. [from 20th c.] Synonym: chipper
  4. (Australia, slang) The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.
  5. (New Zealand) A potato chip.
  6. (demoscene, informal) A chiptune.
  7. (US) A chipping sparrow.
  8. (slang) An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.

chippy (comparative chippier, superlative chippiest)

Adjective

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

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chippy#English

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’d like to watch a show called Chippy where the main character is all these simultaneously.

edit: typo