variants
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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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
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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
Noun
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In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Saturday, in a show that ended with the sound of ambulance sirens.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, usually occurs when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sickert is showcased here for both his impressionistic instincts and his portrayal of previously taboo art subjects such as prostitutes and the impoverished.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s a tramp, a ditz, a bad boss, a hippie, a by-the-book good girl.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chippie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippie. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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