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as in kid
Southern & Midland
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a cute little chap
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Recent Examples of chap
Specifically, the pageant's chap design contest is a thing of wonder.
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
But under all that fabric are leather chaps and harnesses, rubber body suits and frilly underwear.
—P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Didn’t the rhinestones and leather chaps set off any alarm bells?
—Blake Smith, airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
That’s when a British chap named Anthony Ernest Pratt rightly figured there would be demand for a whodunnit parlor distraction that took its cue from the popular, contemporaneous murder-mystery novels by the likes of Agatha Christie.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
But under all that fabric are leather chaps and harnesses, rubber body suits and frilly underwear.
—P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Didn’t the rhinestones and leather chaps set off any alarm bells?
—Blake Smith, airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
That’s when a British chap named Anthony Ernest Pratt rightly figured there would be demand for a whodunnit parlor distraction that took its cue from the popular, contemporaneous murder-mystery novels by the likes of Agatha Christie.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chap
Noun
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And with no apparent competition for the starting job, the redshirt junior can focus on his own game rather than competing with the guys around him.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
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Our sport needs more people that celebrate the awesomeness of what these guys can do.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The nonprofit provides underprivileged kids with a custom birthday cake free of charge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, Goldstein’s distribution team strategically positioned the movie to open ahead of spring break, when plenty of kids have time off from school.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Off the floor, the 6-foot-2 floor general carries himself like a true gentleman.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Frank This character doing all the heavy lifting to keep Rick’s ruse afloat and Sam Rockwell doing all the heavy lifting to keep this plot interesting: Thank you for your service, gentlemen.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dangers of children having phones at school is another issue the show tackles, albeit subtly.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Find the little trans child that is ruining your life.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those individuals were 70% Black and close to 80% male.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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Generally portrayed as a male, Aslan was created as an allegory for Jesus by author C.S. Lewis.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Left unchecked, this badger cub would almost certainly have died.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Miraculously, the cub didn’t need surgery, The Orange County Register reported.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The dude is so shredded, has so much energy, a crazy amount.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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And maybe the dude who held my mom up at gunpoint and stole her car gets caught.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Chap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chap. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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