Meanings
proper noun
- UKinformalKeith Chegwin (1957–2017), English actor and TV presenter.First known use 1970s
Little Cheggers, his mobile henchman, laughs, gurgles and beats his tiny fists together like a baby on the old-fashioned Cow and Gate tins.
1977 December 9, Michael Church, “Multi-coloured Swap Shop”, in The Times, page 15
Origin
From Chegwin + -ers; from the BBC's Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1976–82).
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Cheggers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheggers
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