chipper

Meaning

Adj

Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.

Noun

1. Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
2. (US) Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
3. Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
4. (East, Ireland, North, Scotland, slang) A fish and chip shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
5. A company that manufactures potato chips/potato crisps.
6. A player who chips the ball.
7. A golf club for making chip shots.
8. (slang) A deep frier.
9. (US) An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.

Verb

To chirp or chirrup.

Synonyms

lively

vivacious

jaunty

chisel

debonaire

frisky

vivid

bouncing

debonair

crisp

dapper

dashing

gad

gay

grig

happy

😀

lightsome

live

lurid

mercurial

microtome

peppy

perky

poignant

quick

racy

scintillating

slicer

spirited

sprightly

vibrant

vivace

volatile

zippy

section cutter

chopping machine

alive

shaving machine

bobbish

breezy

brisk

bubbly

buoyant

buxom

cheerful

cheery

Translations

alegre

neşeli

şık

animat

quietschfidel

zwitschern

Schredder

Häcksler

ζωηρός

gai

vif

مرح

déchiqueteur

disinvolto

snackbar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/

Etymology

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.