chappy
/ˈt͡ʃæpi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.24 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Clipping of Chappaquiddick Island: an island of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, east of Martha's Vineyard.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "The application was followed at once by terrible pain in the wound; furthermore, there appeared a dry and chappy tongue, intolerable thirst, colics, cramplike contractions of the legs and back, and a weak and irregular pulse."
- "But reality is change, so new houses and people were appearing on Chappy as on the rest of the Vineyard, and they would continue to appear; the old days were gone with the wind, like the antebellum South."
- "A more recent second breach has created an additional tiny island between the Vineyard and Chappy, further separating us and increasing the tenderness of the southern shore."
- "Because it's the only method of transportation between the two islands and a surprising number of people live on Chappy year-round, the ferry runs daily."
Etymology
From chap + -y.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: y
Usage
- British usage
- Informal
- Colloquial