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Adjective: chipper  chi-pu(r)
  1. Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
    "looking chipper, like a man … diverted by his own wit";
    - debonair, debonaire [rare], jaunty
Noun: chipper  chi-pu(r)
  1. Someone or a machine for making chips
    "The tree service brought a wood chipper to dispose of the fallen branches"
     
  2. [Ireland, informal] Fish and chip shop
    "Let's grab dinner from the local chipper tonight";
    - chippy [Brit, informal], chippie [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: chippers

See also: cheerful

Encyclopedia: Chipper, Eric