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also chippy
as in trollop
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
The chippies, pubs and merchandise stalls on Goodison Road are doing brisk business, as fans arrive extra early to soak up precious last memories.
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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
LeVert rushed a late-clock chippie.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
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
After a run of 10 consecutive makes, Stefanou doinked a chippie off the right upright, and as the Buffs were down 42 points at the time, the football gods shook their heads while Twitter laughed.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2019
The boxer came down bellowing, Bobbie apologized, the beautiful chippie in red velvet pants swept off with the boxer in the Towers elevator and thus became a Waldorf girl.
—Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
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
LeVert rushed a late-clock chippie.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
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
After a run of 10 consecutive makes, Stefanou doinked a chippie off the right upright, and as the Buffs were down 42 points at the time, the football gods shook their heads while Twitter laughed.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2019
The boxer came down bellowing, Bobbie apologized, the beautiful chippie in red velvet pants swept off with the boxer in the Towers elevator and thus became a Waldorf girl.
—Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippie
Noun
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Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2021
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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In other words, the insecure floozy stereotype has very little basis in reality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Sonja is my favorite floozy and watching her mug around the house all wasted is one of my favorite things in the entire universe.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 June 2021
Noun
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The only things shaky about Relish are the junkies, prostitutes, suicidal depressives, and sinners who populate Osborne's songs.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Serial killer Lorenzo Jerome Gilyard was convicted in 2007 for killing six women in Kansas City but is believed to have raped and strangled two girls and 11 women, most of whom had worked as prostitutes, from 1977 to 1993.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Commonweal a Berrigan brother wrote from jail of the hopeful solidarity among his Black cellmates; Catholic Worker newspapers, their cheap ink faded by an afternoon of sunlight, described finding Christ among tramps on the breadline and exhorted readers to join Him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2024
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“Chippie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippie. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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