Noun

1. A fish-and-chip shop
2. A carpenter.
3. A potato chip.
4. A prostitute or promiscuous woman.

Adjective

1. Ill-tempered, disagreeable.
2. Involving violence or unfair play.
   • 2007, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, cisport.ca,

     The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and University of Saskatchewan Huskies battled to a 1-1 draw in a chippy Canada West men’s soccer affair that saw the teams combine for 33 fouls and five yellow cards.

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