What is a chippy Aussie slang?

The term 'Chippy' is commonly used in Australia and the UK to refer to carpenters. The term is found as far back as the 16th century – no doubt in reference to the wood chips that flew as carpenters worked their magic. A proverb from 1770 states: 'A carpenter is known by his chips'.

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What does calling someone chippy mean?

: aggressively belligerent. a chippy hockey player. also : marked by much fighting. a chippy game.

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What do chippys do in Australia?

A carpenter (also known as a chippy), at their core, is a tradesperson specialising in working with timber and any number of carpentry processes depending on their specific line of work.

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What are chippies in Australia food?

You might hear kids call them chippies instead of chips which is hilarious to a Canadian because chippies is short for chipmunks (an animal they don't have in Australia). What does get confusing is whether or not you want chips as in fries or chips as in potato chips.

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What do Australians call an electrician?

Sparkie: The Australian term for an Electrician.

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What do Aussies call a plumber?

We call these skilled workers tradies and include: Sparky — an electrician. Bricky — a bricklayer or builder. Chippy — a carpenter (they make chips when the cut up wood) Dunny diver — plumber (they fix toilets or in colloquial English 'dunnies')

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What do Aussies call Speedos?

speedos – generic term for men's swimming briefs which originated in Australia, from the brand name (see Speedo). Known colloquially as sluggos, budgie smugglers.

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Does Australia have chippys?

In Australia today, there are an estimated 4000 fish and chip shops, as well as fish and chips being an essential menu offering in many Australian pubs and restaurants.

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What do Australians call flip flops?

The shoe known in Australia as a "thong" is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world. Worn with small variations across Egypt, Rome, Greece, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Korea, Japan and some Latin American cultures, the shoe was designed to protect the sole while keeping the top of the foot cool.

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Do they have chippys in Australia?

Fish and chips are common throughout Australia and New Zealand and with a few small differences are very similar to fish and chips in the UK. In Australia the main fish is blue grenadier and flake (shark); barramundi is often available in northern Australia (particularly around Darwin).

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What is a Sparky in Australian slang?

A sparky is an electrician. A brickie is a bricklayer.

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What is a sparky in Australia?

Sparkys are extremely important professionals in Australia as well as in other countries around the world. Their job is to install and repair systems of wiring and other electrical equipment used for both commercial and residential applications.

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Who calls a chippy a chipper?

In the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, they are colloquially known as a chippy or fishy, while in the rest of Ireland and the Aberdeen area, they are known as chippers.

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What is a chippie Urban Dictionary?

(slang, chiefly US) A prostitute or promiscuous woman. [ from 19th c.] quotations ▼

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What is a chippy called in America?

Chippy, a slang term for a carpenter, in the List of words having different meanings in American and British English (A–L) Fish and chip shop, known colloquially in British English as a chippy.

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What is a synonym for the word chippy?

Words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to please. bad-tempered. irritable. moody.

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What do Aussies call cigarettes?

Durry = Cigarette

Durry is the spread Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called ciggies or darts.

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Why do Aussies call chickens chooks?

Chook comes from British dialect chuck(y) 'a chicken; a fowl' which is a variant of chick. Chook is the common term for the live bird, although chook raffles, held in Australian clubs and pubs, have ready-to-cook chooks as prizes.

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What is a flake in Australia?

The term 'flake' is an Australian fish name standard that only applies to two species of gummy shark (one from Australia and one from New Zealand). In reality, the term 'flake' is commonly used for any shark meat and this can mean any species of shark including those under threat.

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What do Australians call fish and chips?

This vowel is famously expressed in the different way New Zealanders and Australians pronounce 'fish and chips' – a fast-food dish common in both countries. It is commonly claimed that New Zealanders say 'fush and chups' and Australians say 'feesh and cheeps'.

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What do Australians call chips and fries?

Australian and New Zealand English uses "chips" both for what North Americans call french fries and for what Britons call crisps. When confusion would occur between the two meanings, "hot chips" and "cold chips" are used.

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What do Aussies call rain boots?

Gumboots are suited for very wet environments. Gumboots are also known as Wellington boots and rain boots. These work boots made by Bata Industrials are always water resistant.

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What do Australians call swimmers?

Among the most obvious are the words people use for the same thing, such as swimwear – preferences for “togs”, “swimmers”, “cossie” or “bathers” vary markedly across the states and territories.

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