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chappy

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈt͡ʃæpi/
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  • rhymes with -æpi

1

adj

Meaning 1

Full of chaps; cleft; gaping; open.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Chapped, dry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Qualifier: perhaps archaic

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3

name

Meaning 3

Clipping of Chappaquiddick Island: an island of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, east of Martha's Vineyard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A chap; a fellow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, informal

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History

Etymology

From chap + -y.

Clipping of Chappaquiddick + -y.