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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chap someone's hide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
chap -some-one's hide
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annoy someone; get on someone's nerves.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

chaps someone's hide (present, singular) chapping someone's hide (participle, present) chapped someone's hide (participle, past) chapped someone's hide (past) chap someone's ass (alternative)

Synonyms

grind one's gears ruffle someone's feathers aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting burn someone's ass antagonize bother disgruntle

Questions

What does chap someone's hide mean?
To annoy someone; get on someone's nerves.

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