# chippy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪpi/ · frequency rank #45,840

## Definitions
1. A carpenter.
2. A prostitute or promiscuous woman.
3. A fish-and-chip shop.
4. The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.
5. A potato chip.
6. A chiptune.
7. A chipping sparrow.
8. An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.

## Etymology
From chip + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **chips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chippy-vs-chips)
- **chirp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chippy-vs-chirp)
- **crappy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chippy-vs-crappy)
- **crispy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chippy-vs-crispy)
- **choppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chippy-vs-choppy)
- **chitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chippy-vs-chitty)
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chip-vs-chippy)
- **chimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chippy)
- **chilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilly-vs-chippy)
- **chipped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipped-vs-chippy)
- **chipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipper-vs-chippy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cchippy`, `chhippy`, `chippyy`, `chipy`, `chipyp`, `chpipy`, `cihppy`, `hcippy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chippy