Damon Runyon

I once knew a chap who had a system of just hanging the baby on the clothes line to dry and he was greatly admired by his fellow citizens for having discovered a wonderful innovation on changing a diaper.

American Journalist

Henry Lawson

The Giraffe took the horse's head and led him along on the most level parts of the road towards the railway station, and two or three chaps went along to help get the sick man into the train.

Australian Writer

Tim Rice

He's a very natural chap. The public David Essex is the same as the private one. He's laid-back, charming, funny. There's no side to him.

British Musician

Evelyn Waugh

News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read. And it's only news until he's read it. After that it's dead.

English Author

Luke Goss

When I look in the mirror, I never see a handsome chap or the person people think I am.

English Actor

John McLaughlin

I'm not the sort of chap who can sit down and write music. When it comes, I'm happy.

English Musician

Norman Wisdom

It was smashing working with Jerry Desmonde, he was a very nice chap.

English Comedian

Gyles Brandreth

A chap can go too far in the pursuit of authenticity.

British Actor

Douglas Booth

David Cameron was a good-looking chap in his day!

Katherine Ryan

Canadian Comedian

Used informally, typically in British English, when referring to men.

Colloquial Usage

Implies a friendly or affectionate attitude towards the person.

Friendly Tone

Can refer to males of any age, but sometimes leans towards younger individuals.

Often Age-Neutral

Mostly used when describing skin affected by cold or dry weather.

Weather Related

Describes discomfort or damage; never a positive condition.

Negative Connotation

Frequently occurs during colder seasons due to low humidity.

Common in Winter

Signifies discomfort or a minor skin problem, not a serious wound.

Indicate Discomfort

Specific type of protective clothing worn by horse riders and cowboys.

Cowboy Gear

Worn to safeguard the legs from injury or elements.

Protective Clothing

 So, if you look at the two of them together, this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way, whereas this one's a bit more broken. It looks like a spot. So, we're calling this one Spot for the time being and this one Stripe. And he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother. He is going to be a challenge, I can see it already.

Handraising Twin Tiger...

 them names so if you look at the two of them together this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way whereas this one's a bit more broken looks like a spot so this is we're calling this one spot for the time being and this one strike and he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother

Adorable Tiger Cub...

 Why would somebody -- and this person is perfectly lucid and intelligent in all other respects, but when he sees his mother, his delusion kicks in and says, it's not mother. Now, the most common interpretation of this, which you find in all the psychiatry textbooks, is a Freudian view, and that is that this chap --

3 clues to understanding...

 and we've also that chaps just flicking his tail I'm just gonna move everyone because there are two other vehicles here and I just want to get up away otherwise no one else is gonna be able to see them as I do that the question of Cubs has been raised by Sharron and whether this lot would be able to sire

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 two them together this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way as this one's a bit more broken like a spot so this is we're calling this one spot for the time being and this one strike and he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character

What Happens When Tigers...

 war for ten years she will acknowledge he'll say I was brainwashed I spoke blood I shouldn't have spilt but man will not raise a gun now so he has been five years ago he was some robbers came I think they got the wrong chap thought I had money who's quite proud of

Alexandra Fuller: Born...

 common bird our chap and Paulie is able to do a very good mimic of it I am NOT you can also see the beak is a little bit more sort of slender and he is on the top of his perch shouting to all the world that he owns this patch but the

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 But every experiment we've ever done, and we've tried very hard, says that everyone measures light to have a fixed speed. So let's start again. In the 1900s, a clever chap named Albert Einstein worked out how to see things properly,

The fundamentals of...

 can be whisked away on the gentlest breeze -- and it's this that makes it more beautiful. It's utterly fragile, and fragility gives life its poignancy. Now, being a cheery chap, nothing speaks to me more than this, and --

"Afterneath" / "Killing...

 Picture a big, sweaty, tattooed man in a cowboy hat and chaps, is in the ring as the arena full of fans cheer him on. Their

Chap

Colloquial Usage

Friendly Tone

Often Age-Neutral

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