Usually means: Affectionate term for older man.
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  1. old chap: Wiktionary
  2. old chap: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. old chap: Dictionary.com

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  1. old chap: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. old chap: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. old chap: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (old chap)

▸ noun:  (UK, dated) Affectionate term of address for a man.
▸ noun:  (UK, colloquial) The penis.

Similar:
old fellow, old man, granddad, father, chap, mate, chield, old folks, uncle, senior, more...

Opposite:
youngster, youth, whippersnapper

Phrases:
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Similar:
old fellow, old man, granddad, father, chap, mate, chield, old folks, uncle, senior, more...

Opposite:
youngster, youth, whippersnapper

Phrases:
words to an old chap, more...



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