Meanings
nounChappism (uncountable)
- uncountableA fashion movement or aesthetic inspired by British men's culture and clothing from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially as promoted in the lifestyle magazine The Chap.
You see, old chap, this is it: the pipe smokers' relay, the Chap Olympics, sport's ultimate trial of Chappism.
2007 July 15, Adam Lusher, “The rise and rise of the Chap Olympics”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Nov 20201 more example
Among the craft stalls we meet 20-something Jack, who arrived at the scene in his teens via the leisurely world of dandyism, itself an offshoot of the Chappism mini-movement (think waxed moustaches and wilfully archaic diction).
2018 August 14, Francisco Garcia, “We Went to a Steampunk Meet-Up to See How They're Getting On in 2018”, in VICE, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2023
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Chappism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chappism
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