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chappy

Syllables: chap·py/ˈt͡ʃæpi/

chappy noun: a chap; a fellow.

Noun

chappy (plural chappies)

  1. (UK, informal) A chap; a fellow.
    Synonyms:
    man

Adjective

chappy (comparative more chappy, superlative most chappy)

  1. Full of chaps; cleft; gaping; open.
  2. (rare, perhaps archaic) Chapped, dry.
    • The application was followed at once by terrible pain in the wound; furthermore, there appeared a dry and chappy tongue, intolerable thirst, colics, cramplike contractions of the legs and back, and a weak and irregular pulse.1939, National Health Review, volumes 7–9, page 220

Proper noun capitalized: Chappy

Chappy

  1. (abbreviation, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of Chappaquiddick Island: an island of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, east of Martha's Vineyard.
    • But reality is change, so new houses and people were appearing on Chappy as on the rest of the Vineyard, and they would continue to appear; the old days were gone with the wind, like the antebellum South.2006 June 9, Philip R. Craig, Dead in Vineyard Sand: Martha's Vineyard Mystery #17 (Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
    • A more recent second breach has created an additional tiny island between the Vineyard and Chappy, further separating us and increasing the tenderness of the southern shore.2010, Susan Klein, MARTHA'S VINEYARD: Now & Zen: Communities, Traditions, and Transformations, Alan Brigish, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 57

Synonyms of chappy

Forms of chappy

Noun
pluralchappies
Adjective
comparativemore chappy
superlativemost chappy

Origin of chappy

From chap + -y.

Clipping of Chappaquiddick + -y.

Words formed from chappy

Words that rhyme with chappy

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about chappy

What does chappy mean?
Chappy means a chap; a fellow.
What part of speech is chappy?
Chappy can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chappy?
Chappy is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæpi/.
What is the plural of chappy?
The plural of chappy is chappies.

Words near chappy in the dictionary

  1. chapplis
  2. chappo
  3. chappos
  4. chapps
  5. Chappuis absorption
  6. chappy
  7. Chapra
  8. chaprasi
  9. chaprasis
  10. chaprassi
  11. chaprassie

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