chips
noun
Form of chip , plural of chip.
Simple meaning
Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.
Pronunciation
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chipsIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtʃɪps
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
slang
Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.
Internet
Acronym of cookies having independent partitioned state.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.
Used this way, chips is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Very casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Playful and informal
Where it naturally appears
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
Usage note
Slang: natural in speech and messages between friends, but out of place in school, work or published writing.
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More ways to use chips
- “Would you like some potato chips with your sandwich?”
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Inflected forms
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A small fragment of something broken off from the whole.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
Fried fish and french-fried potatoes.
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