Adjective
My, you're looking chipper this morning.
She greeted me in a chipper voice.
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Noun
Sometimes the images are grim, sometimes chipper, often a disconcerting blend of the two.—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 If Fine cruises in Florida and Musk’s massive spending in a Wisconsin state Supreme Court race can deliver a win there, Republicans will be feeling a lot more chipper about their chances.—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness?—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023 The super-chipper T.A. who serves as her driver and cheerleader (Rammel Chan) deposits Kate at a B&B whose snarling proprietor (Cindy Gold) seems to have chosen the wrong line of business.—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for chipper
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively
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