[Dixielandjazz] Chippie Hill

[Don Kirkman]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:49:45 +1100, you wrote:

>Don Kirkman wrote [in part]:
>> chippy or chippie  1.  n[oun] fr late 1800s  A woman presumed to be of
>> easy virtue; woman who frequents bars, public dance halls, etc:  /the
>> same as in Storyville except that the chippies were cheaper./- Louis
>> Armstrong.

>Dear Don,
>Thank you for that lead.
>The quote is from from 'Satchmo. My Life and Times in New Orleans." (1955. Louis Armstrong).
>A third of the way through Chapter 6 (page 84 in my Peter Davis UK edition.)

My pleasure.  The knowledge level in this group is so high I get few
chances to contribute, but I do listen well.  :-)
-- 
Don Kirkman
donsno2 at charter.net