Chippy Meaning in English

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UK

Definición

'Chippy' can describe someone who is easily irritated or reacts aggressively, often due to feeling defensive. In British English, it also means a shop that sells fish and chips.

Uso & Matices

Informal and sometimes British-specific. When describing a person ('He's a bit chippy'), it means defensive or quick to take offense. As a noun, 'chippy' (UK) means a fish and chip shop. Not common in American English except for 'chippy' meaning irritable.

• Spanish: irritable - agresivo (persona) - tienda de pescado y papas fritas (Reino Unido)
• Portuguese (BR): briguento - agressivo (pessoa) - lanchonete de fish and chips (Reino Unido)
• Portuguese (PT): agressivo - mal-humorado (pessoa) - loja de fish and chips (RU)
• Chinese (Simplified): 易怒的 - 有攻击性的（人）- 炸鱼薯条店（英国）
• Chinese (Traditional): 易怒的 - 有攻擊性的（人）- 炸魚薯條店（英國）
• Hindi: चिड़चिड़ा - आक्रामक (व्यक्ति) - फिश एंड चिप्स की दुकान (यूके)
• Arabic: سريع الغضب - عدائي (شخص) - محل سمك وبطاطا (بريطانيا)
• Bengali: খিটখিটে - মাছ ও চিপসের দোকান (ব্রিটিশ)
• Russian: раздражительный - рыбная закусочная (брит.)
• Japanese: 短気な - フィッシュ&チップス店 (英)
• Vietnamese: dễ cáu - tiệm cá và khoai tây chiên (Anh)
• Korean: 예민한 - 피시 앤 칩스 가게 (영국)
• Turkish: alıngan - balık ve patates kızartması dükkanı (İng.)
• Urdu: بد مزاج - فش اینڈ چپس کی دکان (برطانیہ)
• Indonesian: mudah tersinggung - toko ikan dan kentang goreng (Inggris)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

He gets very chippy when people criticize him.

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Don't be so chippy about losing the game.

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She sounded pretty chippy on the phone—maybe it's a bad day.

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The team played with a chippy attitude after the first foul.

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Let's stop by the chippy for dinner tonight.

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I haven't had a decent meal from the chippy in ages.

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