the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Full of chaps; cleft; gaping; open.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Full of chaps; cleft. Also written choppy.
n. A familiar or affected diminutive of chap.
Word Usage
"It is not even the Lord Mayor of the whole of London, merely some corporate lawyer chappy called David Wootton, "an ambassador for the City and financial services," according to commentator Paul Dickenson."