chappie

or chap·py

[ chap-ee ]

nounplural chap·pies.British Informal.

Origin of chappie

1
First recorded in 1815–25; chap2 + -ie

Words Nearby chappie

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How to use chappie in a sentence

  • The one we use was by a chappie called Theodore Baker, 1894.

  • While we were worrying over old chappie a call came for volunteers to dig out some men that had been buried.

    Into the Jaws of Death | Jack O'Brien
  • When we got to 'Frisco, he says to me: 'Thank God, old chappie, the worst part of the journey's over.'

    The Trail of '98 | Robert W. Service
  • The modern girl, he considered, was too dashed rowdy and exuberant for a chappie of peaceful tastes.

    Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
  • You see before you, old thing, a chappie who knows more about borrowing money than any man in London.

    Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
  • Now, before this, I ought to tell you, this chappie Mason had asked me to come out and have a bit of lunch.

    Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for chappie

chappie

/ (ˈtʃæpɪ) /


noun
  1. informal another word for chap 1 (def. 2)

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