Words / B1

CHIP-ee/ˈtʃɪpi/

A chippy is an informal UK shop that sells fish and chips (also a chip shop). Fish and chips is the meal; the chippy is the place. In some regions chippy can also mean a carpenter, but the food shop is the B1 meaning. Collocation: go to the chippy; chippy chips (thick UK chips, not US fries).

Meaning

A shop that sells fish and chips (UK informal; also a chip shop).

Examples

• “Shall we get fish and chips from the chippy on the corner?”
• “The chippy closes at nine, so we should go now.”
• “Friday night is chippy night in our house.”

Good to know

a chippy (UK informal). Neutral: a chip shop. Mix-up: chips in the UK are thick fried potatoes, not crisps.

Near in meaning

chip shop

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