Adjective
My, you're looking chipper this morning.
She greeted me in a chipper voice.
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Noun
Everett’s brow relaxes, his voice suddenly chipper.—Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 More chipper news: Free chips and dips with purchase
One option for watching the game: Head to a watch party.—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chipper
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively
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