Meanings
plural old chaps
- UKdatedAffectionate term of address for a man.
‘Well, look here, old chap,’ he said, ‘let's have strict business between friends. If you'll pay me back four quid at the end of term, you shall have the two pounds. How does that strike you?’
1903, P. G. Wodehouse, A Prefect's Uncle, A & C BlackSynonyms: old fellow
- UKcolloquialThe penis.
1997-99, various writers, Blue Jam DR PERLIN: I'll need to have a look at your old chap.
1 more example
Withnail: You fill this with piss, take this pipe down the trouser, and sellotape this valve to the end of the old chap. Then you get horribly drunk, and they can't fucking touch you.
1987, Bruce Robinson, Withnail and ISynonyms: old fellow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAffectionate term of address for a man.
nounThe penis.
Translations
French mon vieux, mon grand
- mon vieuxAffectionate term of address for a man
- mon grandAffectionate term of address for a man
German altes Haus, alter Schwede
- altes HausAffectionate term of address for a man
- alter SchwedeAffectionate term of address for a man
Hebrew קשישא
- קשישאAffectionate term of address for a man
Italian vecchio mio
- vecchio mioAffectionate term of address for a man
Spanish viejales
- viejalesAffectionate term of address for a man
Cite this entry
old chap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20chap
“old chap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20chap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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