chipper.
Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
Meaning & usage
Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
Where this word comes from
From English dialectal kipper (“nimble; frisky”), of obscure origin. Perhaps akin to Old Norse kjapt (“briskly; impetuously”), kippa ("to snatch; pull; jerk" > Middle English kippen (“to seize”)), kipra (“to wrinkle; draw tightly”), Norwegian kjapp (“fast; brisk”), Dutch kippen (“to seize; catch; grip”). More at kip.
Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood). A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.
Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood). A machine that chips potatoes into pieces that are ready to be fried and made into chips.
A fish and chip shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
A company that manufactures potato chips/potato crisps.
A player who chips the ball.
A golf club for making chip shots.
A deep frier.
An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.
Killer.
Where this word comes from
From chip + -er.
To chirp or chirrup.
Where this word comes from
Compare cheep, chirp.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.