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Meaning of old chap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Affectionate term of address for a man.
    UK, dated
  2. The penis.
    UK, colloquial

Equivalents

Español viejales
Français mon grand mon vieux
עברית קשישא
Italiano vecchio mio

Examples

“‘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?’”
“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.”
“1997-99, various writers, Blue Jam DR PERLIN: I'll need to have a look at your old chap.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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