old chap

noun — 2 senses

old chap

noun
1

UK, Dated Affectionate 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 Black:
2

UK, Colloquial The penis.

  • 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 I:
  • 1997-99, various writers, Blue Jam DR PERLIN: I'll need to have a look at your old chap.
Related terms
old boy, old girl, old bean, old fart

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