Chippy is a British slang term, referring to a (fish and) chip shop.
But what is a “chip shop”? Let's review:
| Shop purist: “shop” refers to a brick-and-mortar establishment | Shop radical: “shop” refers to any form of merchant portal | |
| Chip purist: a “chip shop” sells fish and chips, prepared in the traditional manner | Your local fish-and-chip restaurant is a chippy | A fish-and-chip food truck is a chippy |
| Chip radical: a “chip shop” sells anything that could reasonably be called “chips” | A gardening store selling woodchips is a chippy | sparkfun.com is a chippy |
