Chappy

See also: chappy

English

Etymology

Clipping of Chappaquiddick +‎ -y

Proper noun

Chappy

1. (colloquial) Short for Chappaquiddick Island.
   • 2006 June 9, Philip R. Craig, Dead in Vineyard Sand: Martha's Vineyard Mystery #17 (Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries)‎^[1], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     But reality is change, so new houses and people were appearing on Chappy as on the rest of the Vineyard, and they would continue to appear; the old days were gone with the wind, like the antebellum South.

   • 2010, Susan Klein, MARTHA'S VINEYARD: Now & Zen: Communities, Traditions, and Transformations‎^[2], Alan Brigish, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 57:

     A more recent second breach has created an additional tiny island between the Vineyard and Chappy, further separating us and increasing the tenderness of the southern shore.

   • 2017 May 23, Kim Grant, Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, & Nantucket (11th Edition) (Explorer's Complete) (Explorer's Complete)‎^[3], The Countryman Press, →ISBN, →OCLC:

     Because it's the only method of transportation between the two islands and a surprising number of people live on Chappy year-round, the ferry runs daily.