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chippie

noun

ˈchi-pē How to pronounce chippie (audio)
variants also chippy
Definition of chippienext
slang, disapproving
as in hussy
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman detectives wanted to talk to the chippies who were regulars at the bar—to learn if they had seen anything

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Recent Examples of chippie Blue Lagoon is another iconic chippie in the city center and rumored to be Justin Bieber’s favorite. — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026 The chippies, pubs and merchandise stalls on Goodison Road are doing brisk business, as fans arrive extra early to soak up precious last memories. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 14 May 2025 Alex Macleod Not your average chippie—this Aberdeenshire restaurant is elevating Ballater's food scene. — Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024 Soon after her mom died, her dad remarried a much younger chippie. — Absurdity, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2022 The seagulls remain ready to pounce, but the ice-cream shops and chippies that supply their prey are mostly shut. — The Economist, 28 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippie
  1. hussy
  2. minx
  3. floozy
  4. siren
  5. prostitute
  6. tramp
Noun
  • Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.
    — Benjy Hansen-Bundy, Glamour, 30 May 2018
Definition of hussy
Noun
  • The Survivor minx is a tired and true stereotype as attractive female contestants are often portrayed on the show as using their feminine wiles to get ahead in the game.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2021
Definition of minx
Noun
  • Ida, meanwhile, is a crime society floozy in 1930s Great Depression Chicago, an escort to a coterie of goombahs who take to mentally torturing her over dinner and drinks in a speakeasy.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of floozy
Noun
  • Reyes got back into his car, turned on police sirens from his personal vehicle and drove off.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As sirens went off over Riyadh and the Eastern Province, people in the Hejaz assumed no one would dare approach what all Muslims deem sacred.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of siren
Noun
  • The clock ticking also comes with Aiden, played by Taio Gélinas, needing to quickly raise cash as a male prostitute to put a deposit down on an apartment.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • He and Rita, a resourceful prostitute (Maya Rudolph), are cryogenically frozen.
    — Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of prostitute
Noun
  • One of the tramps jumping off a freight car was the juvenile player, Frankie Darrow.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tramp

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“Chippie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippie. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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