old chapn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈtʃap/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d) ˈtʃæp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., chap n.³

Etymology: < old adj. + chap n.³ Compare earlier old boy n.

Now chiefly British.

1. Without necessarily connoting age, as a familiar form of address, chiefly to a man.Now generally considered old-fashioned or upper-class. Modern uses are frequently humorous or intended to characterize upper-class speech.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > familiar form of address

mon amic1425

matec1500

boy1532

old lad1594

old boy1602

captaina1616

mon cher1673

old chap1823

old man1828

ou maat1838

boysie1846

old top1856

boetie1867

bra1869

cocker1888

mon vieux1888

face1891

yessir1892

George1903

old sport1905

old bean1917

segotia1917

babe1918

bro1918

tovarish1918

old egg1919

midear1921

old (tin of) fruit1923

sport1923

mush1936

cowboy1961

coz1961

wack1963

yaar1963

John1982

1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers II. xx. 293 ‘Come, old chap,’ said Billy, good-naturedly, ‘don't be crabbed, but hear what a man has got to say.’

1865 H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons ii Cut away, old chap, and see who it is.

1991 Daily Star 24 Dec. 8/6 Look here, old chap, understand you're hopping on a plane to dear old Prague.

2. An older man; frequently mildly disparaging.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun]

old maneOE

bevara1275

beauperec1300

vieillard1475

Nestor?c1510

old gentleman1526

haga1529

velyarda1529

old fellow?1555

old sire1557

granfer1564

vecchioc1570

ageman1571

grave-porer1582

grandsire1595

huddle-duddle1599

elder1600

pantaloon1602

cuffc1616

crone1630

old boya1637

codger?1738

dry-beard1749

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patriarch1819

oubaas1824

old chap1840

pap1844

pop1844

tad1877

old baas1882

senex1898

finger1904

AK1911

alte kacker1911

poppa stoppa1944

madala1960

Ntate1975

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack (1878) vi. 4/3 We had an old chap for first lieutenant whose name was Fletcher.

1995 Spectator 28 Jan. 27/2 The clinician's dreary duty of having to establish whether the old chap's theories actually ‘work’ on patients.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old chap
释义	old chapn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈtʃap/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d) ˈtʃæp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., chap n.³ Etymology: < old adj. + chap n.³ Compare earlier old boy n. Now chiefly British. 1. Without necessarily connoting age, as a familiar form of address, chiefly to a man.Now generally considered old-fashioned or upper-class. Modern uses are frequently humorous or intended to characterize upper-class speech. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > familiar form of address mon amic1425 matec1500 boy1532 old lad1594 old boy1602 captaina1616 mon cher1673 old chap1823 old man1828 ou maat1838 boysie1846 old top1856 boetie1867 bra1869 cocker1888 mon vieux1888 face1891 yessir1892 George1903 old sport1905 old bean1917 segotia1917 babe1918 bro1918 tovarish1918 old egg1919 midear1921 old (tin of) fruit1923 sport1923 mush1936 cowboy1961 coz1961 wack1963 yaar1963 John1982 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers II. xx. 293 ‘Come, old chap,’ said Billy, good-naturedly, ‘don't be crabbed, but hear what a man has got to say.’ 1865 H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons ii Cut away, old chap, and see who it is. 1991 Daily Star 24 Dec. 8/6 Look here, old chap, understand you're hopping on a plane to dear old Prague. 2. An older man; frequently mildly disparaging. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun] old maneOE bevara1275 beauperec1300 vieillard1475 Nestor?c1510 old gentleman1526 haga1529 velyarda1529 old fellow?1555 old sire1557 granfer1564 vecchioc1570 ageman1571 grave-porer1582 grandsire1595 huddle-duddle1599 elder1600 pantaloon1602 cuffc1616 crone1630 old boya1637 codger?1738 dry-beard1749 eld1796 patriarch1819 oubaas1824 old chap1840 pap1844 pop1844 tad1877 old baas1882 senex1898 finger1904 AK1911 alte kacker1911 poppa stoppa1944 madala1960 Ntate1975 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack (1878) vi. 4/3 We had an old chap for first lieutenant whose name was Fletcher. 1995 Spectator 28 Jan. 27/2 The clinician's dreary duty of having to establish whether the old chap's theories actually ‘work’ on patients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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