Literary notes about chipper (AI summary)
In literature, “chipper” is most often used as an adjective to describe a cheerful, energetic, or upbeat mood. Writers employ it to infuse characters with buoyancy and light-heartedness—for instance, characters are noted as “as chipper as a blackbird” [1] or “as chipper as two squirrels” [2], suggesting a radiant, effervescent quality. It can also serve as a character’s moniker or nickname, lending an air of liveliness or informality to the narrative [3], [4]. Beyond character mood, “chipper” occasionally appears in technical or metaphorical contexts to evoke processes of breaking or cutting, as seen when referring to machinery or tools [5], [6]. This versatility makes “chipper” a vivid device for evoking both personality and atmosphere in various literary texts.
- The President he was as chipper as a blackbird, with the gals around him a smiling and a twitterin as tickled as so many trout round a bait.
— from High Life in New York A series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick, Justice of the Peace, and Deacon of the church over to Weathersfield in the state of Connecticut by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens - "The two went along as chipper as two squirrels.
— from In The Boyhood of LincolnA Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk by Hezekiah Butterworth - July 26, i will never speek to Chipper Burley again.
— from Brite and Fair by Henry A. (Henry Augustus) Shute - "Great, Chipper—simply great!" cried Springer as soon as he could get his breath.
— from Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Morgan Scott - Even more effective proportionately is the pneumatic chipper.
— from The Romance of Modern Mechanism With Interesting Descriptions in Non-technical Language of Wonderful Machinery and Mechanical Devices and Marvellously Delicate Scientific Instruments by Archibald Williams - The hammer head is caused to strike the metal just over the cutting edge of the chipper.
— from The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
