chipper1

[chip-er] /ˈtʃɪp ər/
adjective
1.
marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health.
Origin
1830-40; of uncertain origin
Synonyms
jaunty, peppy, pert.

chipper2

[chip-er] /ˈtʃɪp ər/
verb (used without object)
1.
to chirp or twitter.
2.
to chatter or babble.
Origin
1705-15; chip2 + -er6

chipper3

[chip-er] /ˈtʃɪp ər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that chips or cuts.
2.
a machine that grinds up logs, tree trunks, discarded Christmas trees, etc., into wood chips.
3.
Slang. a person who uses narcotic drugs only occasionally or in small doses.
Origin
1505-15; chip1 + -er1
Examples from the web for chipper
  • All is chipper when you're slightly high and completely out of your mind with fever dreams.
  • If you have large amounts of woody clippings, rent a chipper or shredder to process them into small pieces.
  • As listless, pounding or archly chipper music plays, still photos of one wraith after another surface and fade.
  • It is one thing to say you feel chipper and self-confident.
  • Aileen, usually chipper and feisty, was visibly anxious.
  • The chipper was posh, too: scampi on the menu on the wall behind the counter.
  • Both books appealed to my sense that children's literature need not be relentlessly chipper.
  • Though he kept his chipper and bright demeanor he looked increasingly frail.
  • When the sun seems to set shortly after lunch, it can be tough to feel chipper.
  • Hazards arise when workers get too close to, or make contact with, the chipper.
British Dictionary definitions for chipper

chipper1

/ˈtʃɪpə/
adjective (informal)
1.
cheerful; lively
2.
smartly dressed

chipper2

/ˈtʃɪpər/
noun
1.
(Irish & Scot, informal) a fish-and-chip shop
Word Origin and History for chipper
adj.

1834, "lively, nimble," American English, from northern British dialectal kipper "nimble, frisky," the origin of which is obscure.

Slang definitions & phrases for chipper

chipper 1

noun

An occasional, nonaddicted user of narcotics; joy-popper: Amy, who is only a ''chipper,'' wanted to meet somebody

[1960s+ Narcotics; fr chip, ''small quantity, bit'']


chipper 2

adjective

Energetic and jaunty; lively; perky

[1830s+; fr British dialect kipper]