Quick greeting used to avoid someone. Usually leaves the other person confused, leaving enough time for a quick exit and no conversation. Sometimes incorporated with a quick handwave.
Pracical Use:
- awkward momments (lifts, toilets, etc)
- greeting people accross the street
- to confuse people (shop attendants, parking inspectors)
- change conversation (bosses, wives, people asking for money)
Person A: Cheps
(Person A avoids eye contact with Person B and moves on)
Person B: Hey?...
(Person B is confused; does not know if Person A actually greeted them, sneezed, coughed, etc.)
Cheps is defined as the phonetic pronunciation of ‘chips’ by a Californian valley-girl usually in the context of ordering them with guacamole or salsa.
Generally there are multiple variations of “cheps” available in stores for consumption.
Becky: "Trisha those are my organik penk hemalayan salt cheps you betch!”
When a treadmill runner has his or her arms pulled in close to there body and runs in short stupid steps. This person looks so ridiculous its somewhat rage inducing.
That Cardio bunny was hot until I saw those stoppy cheps, now I just want to shake her.