chippy

1. (Canada, UK)Ill-tempered, disagreeable.

2. (Canada, US)Involving violence or unfair play.

3. Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.

4. (dated)As dry as a chip of wood.

5. (archaic)Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hungover.

1. Tom is a chippy by trade.

   Том за фахом столяр. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

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2. Tom's a chippy and Mary's a sparky.

   Том столяр, а Мері - електрик. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

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3. Is there a fruit machine in the chippy?

   deSteht in der Frittenbude ein Spielautomat? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. In Scotland you can get a deep-fried Mars bar in a chippy.

   deIn Schottland kann man in einer Pommesbude frittierte Mars-Riegel kaufen. — Zaghawa

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5. Mike waited outside the chippy for Dani while she ordered a large portion of chips.

   deMike wartete vor der Frittenbude auf Dani, die gerade eine große Portion Pommes bestellte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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