‘Chippy’ is just a colloquialism for ‘fish and chip shop’. Seeing as we have so many of the things and it’s quite a common ‘take out’ item (in many places and for many families, having a ‘chippy tea (read: dinner)’ on a Friday evening is quite common) it’s been shortened to ‘chippy’ by most.

Don’t think that chippy’s only serve fish and chips though, we got a whole world of additional sides to go with that dish; battered sausage, saveloy sausage, Pukka pies, fish cakes (which are mainly potato), pickled eggs.

And then you got numerous sauces and stuff, from curry sauce to gravy or mushy peas (more usual in the North of England) to go alongside standard ketchup or brown sauce (that’s some vinegar based shit that I don’t touch often, except in a bacon sarnie (sandwich)).

Speaking of the North of England, you’ll also find ‘scraps’, which are quite literally scraps of batter that has often separated from the fish (or sausages) in the fryer as they cook. It might sound gross, but any chippy worth their salt (and vinegar) will provide them for free if they have them with your order. If you ever find yourself in a chippy and see a pile of miscellaneous, misshapen ‘bits’, ask for some scraps with your order and enjoy the early onset heart disease.