old chap
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "‘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?’"
- "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."
- "1997-99, various writers, Blue Jam DR PERLIN: I'll need to have a look at your old chap."
Usage
- British usage
- Dated
- Colloquial