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chevy chase

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chevy chase

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From 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.

noun chevy chases

  1. An alternate name or variant game of prisoners' bars or Darebase.
  2. Cockney, slang The face.

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"chevy chase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chevy%20chase. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chevy chase. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chevy%20chase

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"chevy chase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chevy%20chase.

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@misc{chevy_chase_2026,
  title = {chevy chase},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chevy%20chase},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}