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old chap — Chiefly Brit. (used in informal direct address). Also, old boy, old fellow. [1815 25] * * * old ˈboy, ˈchap, ˈman, etc. idiom (old fashioned, BrE, informal) used by older men of the middle and upper classes as a friendly way of ad … Useful english dictionary
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