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Pronunciation
Noun
old chap (plural old chaps)
- (UK, dated) Affectionate term of address for a man.
- Synonym: old fellow
1903, P. G. Wodehouse, A Prefect's Uncle, A & C Black:‘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?’
- (UK, colloquial) The penis.
- Synonym: old fellow
1987, Bruce Robinson, Withnail and I: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.
- 1997-99, various writers, Blue Jam
- DR PERLIN: I'll need to have a look at your old chap.
Translations
Affectionate term of address for a man
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