chap
chap [chap chaps chapped chapping] BrE [tʃæp] NAmE [tʃæp] noun (BrE, informal, becoming old-fashioned) used to talk about a man in a friendly way •He isn't such a bad chap really. •Come on, chaps, let's go for a drink! Word Origin: late 16th cent. (denoting a buyer or customer): abbreviation of chapman ‘pedlar’. The current sense dates from the early 18th cent. Example Bank: •He's a decent sort of chap. •He's not such a bad chap really. •The poor old chap was very shaken by the experience.
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