old chap

English

Noun

old chap (plural old chaps)

1. (UK, dated) Affectionate term of address for a man.

   Synonym: old fellow

   • 1903, P. G. Wodehouse, A Prefect's Uncle‎^[1], A & C Black:

     ‘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?’

2. (UK, colloquial) The penis.

   Synonym: old fellow

   • 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
• German: altes Haus, alter Schwede
• Hebrew: קשישא m
• Italian: vecchio mio m
• Spanish: viejales

See also

• old boy
• old girl
• old bean
• old fart