chipper
1Chipper — 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… …
2Chipper — Chip per, v. i. [Cf. {Cheep}, {Chirp}.] To chirp or chirrup. [Prov. Eng.] Forby. [1913 Webster] …
3Chipper — Chip per, a. Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] …
4chipper — 1837, lively, nimble, Amer.Eng., from northern British dialectal kipper nimble, frisky, origin obscure …
5chipper — [adj] happy alert, animate, animated, bright, brisk, gay, in good spirits, keen, lively, spirited, sprightly, vivacious; concept 403 Ant. unhappy …
6chipper — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ cheerful and lively. ORIGIN perhaps from northern English dialect kipper «lively» …
7chipper — 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 …
8chipper — 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! □ …
9chipper — [[t]tʃɪ̱pə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED Chipper means cheerful and lively. [OLD FASHIONED] He looked unusually chipper this morning. Syn: bright …
10chipper — I. noun Date: 1513 one that chips < a wood chipper > II. adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively Date: 1822 sprightly 1 …
