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old chap

noun

Definitions

  1. 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?’

  2. 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.
    • 1997-99, various writers, Blue Jam DR PERLIN: I'll need to have a look at your old chap.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for old chap. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA