chevy chase
chevy chase · chevy chases
An alternate name or variant game of prisoners' bars or DarebaseAn alternate name or variant game of prisoners' bars or Darebase.
Meaning
2 sensesAn alternate name or variant game of prisoners' bars or Darebase.
(Cockney, slang)The face.
Origin
From a semi-legendary battle featured in The Ballad of Chevy Chase that took place on a chFrom a semi-legendary battle featured in The Ballad of Chevy Chase that took place on a chase in the Cheviot Hills. Note that chevy is also a synonym for chase, the main activity of the tag-like game.
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Forms
plural: chevy chases| Singular | chevy chase |
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