old chap

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld chap]
- /oʊld tʃæp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld chap]
- /oʊld tʃæp/

Definitions of old chap words

noun old chap (used in informal direct address to a man of any age). 1
noun old chap elderly man 1
interjection old chap male friend 1
noun old chap penis 1

See all 4 definitions of old chap

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Origin of old chap

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Old chap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Old chap

old chap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

old chap usage trend in Literature

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