chapess

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noun

A female chap; a woman.

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Meanings

nounchapess (plural chapesses)

plural chapesses · alternative chappess

  1. UKinformalA female chap; a woman.

    […] so naturally, we simply couldn't afford to have chaps and chapesses tying the knot and then not having babies after all that fuss.

    2005, James Hawes, Speak for England
    2 more examples

    My friends are the undergraduates, chaps and chapesses, and as long as I can pour good wine down their gullets and listen into the small hours […]

    1990, Samuel Gorley Putt, Wings of a Man's Life

    Those revered as saints are usually very peculiar chaps and chapesses who succeeded in refusing life just short of actually killing themselves […]

    2006, Mark Simpson, Saint Morrissey

Origin

From chap + -ess.

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APA

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“chapess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapess.

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