chippery

English

Noun

chippery (plural chipperies)

1. A restaurant that sells chips.
   • 1969, John Gardner, A complete state of death, page 106:

     […] quaint and picturesque from a distance, you didn't want to know; nor the crime rate, nor those small cafés where they served up the usual muck. The frozen steak houses and chipperies.

   • 2010, Eve Zibart, The Unofficial Guide to New York City, page 361:

     Nicky, the owner, is often seen wandering between the restaurant and the chippery next door, making sure that customers are satisfied.

   • 2016, Lonely Planet The Netherlands:

     De Koog De Koog's main drag, Dorpstraat, Texel's tourist haven, is lined with cheap chipperies, bistros of uncertain provenance and the island's only concentration of boisterous bars.

Derived terms

• fish and chippery