"chirpy as a cricket" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-chirpy as a cricket.ogg [Australia] Forms: as chirpy as an cricket [canonical]
Etymology: A pun based on the two meanings of the word chirpy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|chirpy}} chirpy Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=as chirpy as an cricket}} as chirpy as an cricket
  1. (simile) Very chirpy; full of energy; very energetic Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers

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