Definitions
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- noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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Examples
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I grind my own chammy butter using soybeans from the bulk bin at the co-op.
Warming the Cockles: Living, Breathing, Shopping BikeSnobNYC 2010
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I know most folk who ride a 'bent don't use chammy butter, but I suffer from excessive cockling.
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Failing to cream up your chammy, and getting road rash.
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But then I realized it was just my home-made chammy cream which is mostly Prell and pineapple juice.
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Of course for a chammy, I use only the best: free-range squirrel fur.
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You're still banned from the comment section until you submit your chammy from yesterdays sprint.
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I masticating most and then prepped my chammy with the leftovers!
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Social awkwardness isn't something you can fix with chammy cream.
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I wear underwear under my chammy, and now I understand why.
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We'll need to check your chammy for EPO suppository goo.
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