chippy

chippy
 adj.— «Speaking of Tennessee, things have gotten a touch shall we say “chippy” between your team and the Tennessee Titans, with whom there’s been a little bit of a verbal jousting going on this week.» —“Del Rio excited about new acquisition” NFL.com Nov. 13, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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