Zetterlund Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Missed this thread. WTF is a chipper? As posted earlier - chipper 2 (ˈtʃɪpər) — n informal ( Irish ), ( Scot ) a fish-and-chip shop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 Cite This Source chip·py 4 /ˈtʃɪpi/ Show Spelled [chip-ee] Show IPA noun, plural chip·pies. British Informal.1.a carpenter. 2.a store selling fish and chips. So to sum up, chipper is a widespread Scots & Irish informal term for a fish & chip shop. It really shouldn't be any surprise to see many Scottish people on here calling it this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilky1878 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Ah, got to admit that I was surprised. It's been there for donkeys, hasn't it?Been there for as long as I can remember anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambie's Pigeon Feed Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The Codfather on Maryhill Road near Firhill is new and pretty pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 As posted earlier - So to sum up, chipper is a widespread Scots & Irish informal term for a fish & chip shop. It really shouldn't be any surprise to see many Scottish people on here calling it this. Well it is. Never heard it called anything other than a chippy."Chipper" looks like it belongs in a vocabulary with the likes of "mater", "pater" and "spiffing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracowjambo Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The chippy at leven bus station is superb. The chips are done to perfection and you get a decent portion. In Kirkcaldy valenties is pretty good aswell normally but last time I went the fish was shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The term 'chipper' is used by the same perverts, who stand up to wipe their arses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kujabi_Kujabyou Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I'm heading to Aberdeen Uni in two weeks, which is best chippy in Aberdeen? Also is it within walking distance to the Uni? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 The coral reef in Musselburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Does anyone take a picked egg or pickled onion on their chippy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Does anyone take a picked egg or pickled onion on their chippy? Pickled egg with a fish supper every time for me, could not imagine one without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 A pickled onion. Pickled eggs are horrific and a waste of a good egg. Pickled egg with a fish supper every time for me, could not imagine one without. Partial to a wee pickled egg. So will side with the Arab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Yet to meet a pickle I haven't liked. Although I haven't tried that Australian pickled toe yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Had a Hilton Chippy (Inverness) on Saturday for my tea. 'Twas highly, highly pleasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Always a pickled egg, occasionally a pickled onion. If I'm drunk I'll always order two singles, usually a fish and a haggis pudding, rather than a supper. Chips don't really satisfy my intoxicated appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreElgin Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Stopped in to mcginty's in Invergordon tonight, delighted to find an utterly fantastic chippy in such a shitehole. A fried pizza supper that was essentially a 9" pizza lobbed in the fryer rather than the pishy half slices you normally get. This might be the only time I've not regretted stopping in Invergordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawfield shed boy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Cafe Zecchino Alexandra Parade Dennistoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Always a pickled egg, occasionally a pickled onion. If I'm drunk I'll always order two singles, usually a fish and a haggis pudding, rather than a supper. Chips don't really satisfy my intoxicated appetite. Two singles AND chips. You need the change in texture. Maybe a coup!e of buttered rolls. I borrowed a jar of pickled eggs from a pub about 30 years ago, so I'm not quite ready for more yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Two singles AND chips. You need the change in texture. Maybe a coup!e of buttered rolls. I borrowed a jar of pickled eggs from a pub about 30 years ago, so I'm not quite ready for more yet. I thought your face was familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I thought your face was familiar. I went in to the pub, it was deserted, gantry full, till sitting there and I took a jar of eggs. Crime of the century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I went in to the pub, it was deserted, gantry full, till sitting there and I took a jar of eggs. Crime of the century. Oeuf for fucksake, I didn't have you down for a felon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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