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

Chelsea are now looking for a new mascot to satisfy Abramovich and POJT, and reports suggest former Extremadura supremo Rafa Benitez is the chappie they're going to get.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2012

“Yeah — he’s mine — bought him off a Greek chappie I met in the pub las’ year — I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the —” “Yes?” said Harry eagerly.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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

I'll bet he'd have been sick if chappies had refused to let him have tick when he was starting his store.

From Love Among the Chickens by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

And they are not the dismal chappies; they are the ones with the thin bright faces.

From Dear Brutus by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)