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also chippy
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
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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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
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In other words, the insecure floozy stereotype has very little basis in reality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Rose Byrne tapped into her inner office siren for her latest awards season appearance on Tuesday, January 13.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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When police responded, the suspects heard sirens and ran off, and all three were arrested, the DA’s Office said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Rapp’s 2006 play about two onetime college friends residing in Amsterdam and the French prostitute one gifts to the other was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for drama.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Anderson allegedly acted as a prostitute and administrator who provided support and obtained drugs that Colbert used on her victims, according to the district attorney’s office.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Dec. 2025
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As historian Kelly Lytle Hernández writes, one thing that stood in the way of this vision was the figure of the tramp.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Chippie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippie. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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