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The phrase "young chap" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a common way to refer to a young man or boy, usually in a casual or informal manner. Example: The old man smiled at the young chap sitting next to him on the bus.
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My dear young chap!
I love the poor young chap.
The young chap looks genuinely upset.
"This young chap is going to South Africa for work".
MAJOR (solemnly): Long life to you — hic — my dear young chap.
A young chap also moaned: "We are forced into being racist".
Dave is a bright and talented young chap, and two heads are better than one.
In front of me is what appeared to be a young chap laying... across the doorway.
"I'd been a drinker all my life, for about 28 years, from being a young chap.
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He can don the ruffs and toppers and pull off period drama (Bramwell, The Woman in White, The Canterbury Tales), and he is cocksure enough to gaze over the rim of a pint of gassy lager and do young-chap-on-the-cusp-of-stuff (This Life, Human Traffic, Teachers) too.
I later found out that this young chap had no awareness that when meeting someone for the first time, it is customary to shake hands.
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