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The phrase "alright chap" is correct and usable in written English, though "alright" is often considered informal.
You can use it in casual conversations or informal writing to address someone in a friendly manner, typically a male.
Example: "Hey, alright chap, how have you been since we last met?"
Alternatives: "okay mate" or "fine fellow".
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As for Gollum himself, he might have been an alright chap himself: he did, after all, (SPOILER ALERT) destroy the ring himself.
But there's another side to university lad culture, and it is pretty simple: when you're away from home for the first time and landed in the company of strangers, the quickest way to make friends is by sinking into a sort of cultural shorthand, a quick way of saying, "It's alright, chap, I'm sound as fuck mate".
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I bet he could do a better job than David Ginola on a shampoo ad. 15 mins Alright, calm it down now chaps.
Alright, alright, we know — the chaps above don't look exactly like the average producer or DJ you see adorning the pages of THUMP.
No? Alright fine, put her in a pair of arseless chaps and be done with it".
Alright alright alright.
DM: Alright.
Not "alright".
Q: Alright.
Alright, break.
JP: Alright.
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