Chippy is a British slang term, referring to a (fish and) chip shop.
But what is a âchip shopâ? Let's review:
| Shop purist: âshopâ refers to a brick-and-mortar establishment | Shop radical: âshopâ refers to any form of merchant portal | |
| Chip purist: a âchip shopâ 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 âchip shopâ sells anything that could reasonably be called âchipsâ | A gardening store selling woodchips is a chippy | sparkfun.com is a chippy |
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