chipper adj : having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: debonair, debonaire, jaunty]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpə(r)

Adjective

chipper

1. Pertaining to a lively optimism, high spirits, cheerfulness

Translations

Noun

1. A cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
2. A deep frier.
3. A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust.

Synonyms

• greasy spoon, hole in the wall

Translations

Chipper may refer to:

• Chipper (dog), a dog in the RCA family
• Chipper (restaurant), a fish and chips shop
• Chipper (tobacco), an occasional tobacco smoker
• Chipper (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby chipmunk made by Ty, Inc. in 1999
• Tree chipper, a machine used for reducing wood into smaller parts

People named Chipper:

• Chipper Jones (born 1972), American Major League baseball player
• Chipper Lowell (21st century), American comedian

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