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chevy chase

chevy chase noun: an alternate name or variant game of prisoners' bars or Darebase.

Noun

chevy chase (plural chevy chases)

  1. An alternate name or variant game of prisoners' bars or Darebase.
  2. (Cockney, slang) The face.

Forms of chevy chase

pluralchevy chases

Origin of chevy chase

From a semi-legendary battle featured in The Ballad of Chevy Chase that took place on a chase in the Cheviot Hills. Note that chevy is also a synonym for chase, the main activity of the tag-like game.

Questions about chevy chase

What does chevy chase mean?
Chevy chase means an alternate name or variant game of prisoners' bars or Darebase.
What part of speech is chevy chase?
Chevy chase is a noun.
What is the plural of chevy chase?
The plural of chevy chase is chevy chases.

Words near chevy chase in the dictionary

  1. Chevs
  2. Chevvie
  3. Chevvies
  4. Chevvy
  5. chevy
  6. chevy chase
  7. chevy chases
  8. chevying
  9. chew
  10. Chew Magna
  11. chew off

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