Chewit means: A Lancashire dialect name for the lapwing , a common British wading bird known for its distinctive call. The name is likely imitative of the bird's cry. Dialect bird names like this were once common. It is a dialectal or regional word and rarely appears in mainstream teen culture; usage usually points to a family, regional, or literary source rather than peer slang. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.