noun the face. Rhyming slang, originally for the scene of a Scottish and English battle recorded in a famous ballad of 1624. The original slang usage, pronounced 'chivvy', flourished from 1857 but was presumed obsolete by 1960. The revival, recorded by www.LondonSlang.com in June 2002, is more likely inspired by a US bank or the comedy actor Chevy Chase (b.1943) UK, 2003