old chap
old chap noun: affectionate term of address for a man.
Noun
old chap (plural old chaps)
- Affectionate term of address for a man.
- ‘Well, look here, old chap,’ he said, ‘let's have strict business between friends. If you'll pay me back four quid at the end of term, you shall have the two pounds. How does that strike you?’1903, P. G. Wodehouse, A Prefect's Uncle, A & C Black
- Synonyms:
- old fellow
- The penis.
- Withnail: You fill this with piss, take this pipe down the trouser, and sellotape this valve to the end of the old chap. Then you get horribly drunk, and they can't fucking touch you.1987, Bruce Robinson, Withnail and I
- DR PERLIN: I'll need to have a look at your old chap.1997-99, various writers, Blue Jam
- Synonyms:
- old fellow
Synonyms of old chap
Forms of old chap
| plural | old chaps |
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Questions about old chap
- What does old chap mean?
- Old chap means affectionate term of address for a man.
- What part of speech is old chap?
- Old chap is a noun.
- What is the plural of old chap?
- The plural of old chap is old chaps.
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