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chapess

chapess noun: a female chap; a woman.

Noun

chapess (plural chapesses)

  1. (UK, informal) A female chap; a woman.
    • My friends are the undergraduates, chaps and chapesses, and as long as I can pour good wine down their gullets and listen into the small hours […]1990, Samuel Gorley Putt, Wings of a Man's Life
    • […] so naturally, we simply couldn't afford to have chaps and chapesses tying the knot and then not having babies after all that fuss.2005, James Hawes, Speak for England

Forms of chapess

pluralchapesses
alternative formchappess

Origin of chapess

From chap + -ess.

Questions about chapess

What does chapess mean?
Chapess means a female chap; a woman.
What part of speech is chapess?
Chapess is a noun.
What is the plural of chapess?
The plural of chapess is chapesses.

Words near chapess in the dictionary

  1. chaperonopathies
  2. chaperonopathy
  3. chaperons
  4. chaperonship
  5. chapes
  6. chapess
  7. chapesses
  8. chapette
  9. chapettes
  10. chapfallen
  11. chaphamaparvovirus

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