chappie

American  

[chap-ee] / ˈtʃæp i /

Or chappy

noun

British Informal.

chappies plural

1. chap.

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chappie British  

/ ˈtʃæpɪ /

noun

1. informal another word for chap 1

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chappies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chappie

First recorded in 1815–25; chap ² + -ie

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

chappie chappies

Holgate’s arm was held above his head, but neither referee nor VAR chappie is interested.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2021

The quintessential cheeky chappie turned his attention to cinema and, by the age of six, had his first film role, that of a cigar-smoking midget in Orchids and Ermine.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2014

One cheeky chappie in the Russian blogosphere took my original image and cut-and-pasted a portrait of the two leaders on to the wall above the loos.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2014

But there's no bitterness from Fishwick, whose cheeky chappie, straight-talking Northerner schtick appears to come direct from central casting, although it's no less real for that.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2012

“Be’nt thick wold chappie our Wat that erst run lunatical?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

After World War I, the chappies set the stylistic tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

America is faced with overwhelming problems, the voters are deeply concerned about our future, and they’re happy little chappies in the cable news town hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2016

But our chappies can cope with the terrorists.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Boost for Birdsburg!" said the other chappies reverently.

From My Man Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

I knew lots of chappies down Washington Square way who started the evening at about 2 a.m.—artists and writers and what-not, who frolicked considerably till checked by the arrival of the morning milk.

From My Man Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)