as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
a chippy, defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks
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Recent Examples of chippy
Jacksonville Jaguars punter Logan Cooke was accused of making a vile remark toward a Tennessee Titans player on Sunday during their chippy matchup on Sunday afternoon.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Things got chippy at one point of the matchup, with Clippers player Kris Dunn getting into a verbal altercation and shoving match with Luka and Lakers teammate Jaxson Hayes.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
But after a 5-yard run by former Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, things got chippy after the whistle.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
The Broncos’ 49-21 win was a chippy affair from start to finish, with players barking at each other after touchdowns and plays.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Things got chippy at one point of the matchup, with Clippers player Kris Dunn getting into a verbal altercation and shoving match with Luka and Lakers teammate Jaxson Hayes.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
But after a 5-yard run by former Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, things got chippy after the whistle.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
The Broncos’ 49-21 win was a chippy affair from start to finish, with players barking at each other after touchdowns and plays.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippy
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Anthony Bernon, 28, said Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about i the aggressive tactics being used by ICE and other federal agencies enforcing immigration policy.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement going door to door have circulated, and so too have videos alleging profiling based on race and ICE's apparent aggressive tactics.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Israel and the Lebanese militant group exchanged fire for over a year before reaching a ceasefire in November 2024.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Iran has been plagued for years by staggering hyperinflation, fueled by Western sanctions imposed over the hardline clerical government's nuclear program and backing for militant groups across the region.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Jan. 2026
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For example, if one aircraft that looks like a civilian plane launches a missile, the enemy might have a reason to believe other civilian aircraft are potentially hostile.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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During the Cold War, administrations authorized CIA operations against hostile regimes engaged in subversion and criminal conduct.—
Timothy M. Herbst,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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Not because the moms themselves are toxic people, but because the dynamic shifts into an ugly place with mean-girl behavior.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Many quite authentic Natives were targeted for banishment, and the ugly infighting their work inspired was covered widely—by the standards of Indian affairs—in the American media, which saw the battles as part of the larger identity wars raging across the nation in the new millennium.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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This sparked a contentious debate about whether our species originally emerged outside of Africa, before returning there.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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His resignation comes after last month's trial in which inflammatory texts Phelps sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some of the consequences of owing your body sleep are readily apparent, like feeling drowsy, irritable, or brain-foggy, or catching seemingly every virus.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2026
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Accompanying Rayner through these daily adventures were the irritable duck Chelveston (named after his English bomber base) and the gentle dog puppet Cuddly Dudley.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Chippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippy. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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