chipper

chipper
Synonyms and related words:
active, activist, activistic, alert, alive, alive and kicking, animate, animated, bouncing, bouncy, breezy, bright, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, brisk, bubbly, cheep, chip, chirk, chirm, chirpy, chirrup, chirrupy, chitter, ebullient, effervescent, energetic, enjoying health, eupeptic, fine, fit, fit and fine, frisky, full of beans, full of go, full of life, full of pep, gay, healthful, healthy, in condition, in fine fettle, in fine whack, in good case, in good health, in good shape, in health, in high feather, in mint condition, in shape, in the pink, keen, live, lively, mercurial, militant, neat, orderly, peart, peep, peppy, perky, pert, quicksilver, shipshape, smacking, snappy, snug, spanking, spick-and-span, spirited, sprightly, spry, tidy, trig, trim, tweedle, tweet, twitter, uncluttered, vivacious, well-groomed, zingy

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  • Chipper — may refer to: Chipper (dog), a dog in the RCA family Chipper (golf), a golf club 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… …   Wikipedia

  • Chipper — Chip per, v. i. [Cf. {Cheep}, {Chirp}.] To chirp or chirrup. [Prov. Eng.] Forby. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chipper — Chip per, a. Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chipper — 1837, lively, nimble, Amer.Eng., from northern British dialectal kipper nimble, frisky, origin obscure …   Etymology dictionary

  • chipper — [adj] happy alert, animate, animated, bright, brisk, gay, in good spirits, keen, lively, spirited, sprightly, vivacious; concept 403 Ant. unhappy …   New thesaurus

  • chipper — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ cheerful and lively. ORIGIN perhaps from northern English dialect kipper «lively» …   English terms dictionary

  • chipper — chipper1 [chip′ər] adj. [altered < N Brit kipper; ? akin to Du kipp, quick, lively] Informal cheerful and sprightly; in good spirits chipper2 [chip′ər] n. a person or thing that chips; esp., a tool for chipping …   English World dictionary

  • chipper — 1. mod. jolly, fresh, and alert. (Standard English.) □ Well, you look chipper this morning. □ This chipper young man will show you around. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Larry here is chipper already! □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • chipper — [[t]tʃɪ̱pə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED Chipper means cheerful and lively. [OLD FASHIONED] He looked unusually chipper this morning. Syn: bright …   English dictionary

  • chipper — I. noun Date: 1513 one that chips < a wood chipper > II. adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of English dialect kipper lively Date: 1822 sprightly 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chipper — chip|per [ˈtʃıpə US ər] adj old fashioned informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from English dialect kipper cheerful and active ] happy and active ▪ You re looking very chipper this morning …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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