old chap

old chap

English

Noun

old chap (plural old chaps)

1. (UK, dated) Affectionate term of address for a man.
2. (UK, colloquial) The penis.
   • 1987, Bruce Robinson, Withnail and I

     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.

Translations

Affectionate term of address for a man

French: mon vieux (fr), mon grand Hebrew: קשישא‎ m Italian: vecchio mio m Spanish: viejales

See also

• old boy
• old girl
• old fart