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# chipper

adjective (chipper — informal); noun (a chipper, chippers)

«chipper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Cheerful and lively, full of energy, as in «you're very chipper this morning». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#m1)
2. (Ireland, Scotland, informal) A chip shop, a takeaway selling fish and chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#m2)
3. A machine that chops wood or branches into small chips (a wood chipper). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk it describes a happy, bouncy mood. In Ireland and Scotland, «going to the chipper» means getting chips from the takeaway. In gardening and safety, a wood chipper is a dangerous machine only adults should use.

### Examples

- Grandma was feeling chipper after her walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#x1)
- You're very chipper for a Monday morning! (informal) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#x2)
- We got fish and chips from the chipper. (Ireland) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#x3)
- The gardeners fed branches into the chipper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#x4)
- Stay well away from the wood chipper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#x5)
- He sounded chipper on the phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/#x6)

### Note

Informal adjective; it does not usually take «more» or «-er». Similar: cheerful, perky, upbeat. Countable as a noun: a chipper, chippers. In the UK, a chip shop is also called a «chippy».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chipper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chipper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chipper.html) on Mova free.