Chippy meaning : A fish-and-chip shop. A carpenter. The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk. A potato chip. A prostitute or promiscuous woman. A chiptune. A chipping sparrow. To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict. Ill-tempered, disagreeable. Involving violence or unfair play. (of wood) Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood. As dry as a chip of wood. Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hung over.