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[irmamar]

¿Se usa "chelp" como "speak out of turn"? ¿Is it a well-known word? :thinking:

Thanks. :)

[bobjenkins]

¿Se usa "chelp" como "speak out of turn"? ¿Is it a well-known word? :thinking:

Thanks. :)
Nunca lo he oído, es de Inglaterra?

[Rusty]

This word isn't in any AmE dictionary that I have access to, and I've never heard it used.
It is used in parts of England. It can also mean chatter. (Usually it is said of women and children.)
In BrE slang, it can also mean impudence (cheek).
I have no idea how common it is.

[pjt33]

No conozco esa palabra. Buscándolo en Google parece ser un regionalismo del norte de Inglaterra.

[hermit]

Right - Onelook Dictionary gives meaning "to chatter", perhaps from
combination of of "chatter", or "chirp", and "yelp". BrE Northern and Midlands dialect.

[Perikles]

I'm from the north of England, and I've never heard the word. Could be a portmanteau word as suggested.

[hermit]

Portmanteau - yes, one of those...

(aside) I intend to visit the north of England - ancestors from Scotland,
and read a lot of George Macdonald Fraser...

[irmamar]

OK. Thank you everybody. :)