Chapulling is a newly-coined word derived from the 2013 protests in Turkey after Prime Minister Erdogan's speech. He used the word "çapulcu" (normally means "looter", "marauder") to describe the peaceful demonstrators and then the social sites adapted this word to English with a new meaning: fighting for one's rights.
A news channel's workers are chapulling.
Talking about the protesters, who are actually ordinary citizens of Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a speech: "We cannot just watch some marauders (looters) inciting our people. ... Yes, we will also build a mosque. I do not need permission for this from the head of the republican party (CHP) nor from a few marauders (looters).1"
In a turn of events, the protesters quite quickly decided to take over the term to describe themselves as "çapulcu" and completely changed the meaning. Within days, it seemed that what was once a term describing something negative became the opposite. All around the world, supporters for the Gezi Park events started taking photos of themselves showing "I'm chapulcu, as well" and posting it on social media addressed at the protesters in Turkey.
Soon, even mainstream media outside of Turkey started using the term, first slowly but growing by the hour.
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A news channel's workers are chapulling.
Talking about the protesters, who are actually ordinary citizens of Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a speech: "We cannot just watch some marauders (looters) inciting our people. ... Yes, we will also build a mosque. I do not need permission for this from the head of the republican party (CHP) nor from a few marauders (looters).1"
In a turn of events, the protesters quite quickly decided to take over the term to describe themselves as "çapulcu" and completely changed the meaning. Within days, it seemed that what was once a term describing something negative became the opposite. All around the world, supporters for the Gezi Park events started taking photos of themselves showing "I'm chapulcu, as well" and posting it on social media addressed at the protesters in Turkey.
Soon, even mainstream media outside of Turkey started using the term, first slowly but growing by the hour.
source: wikipedia
related youtube video id: watch?v=64q2GIqH7S8
Everyday i'm chapulling.
by çapulcu June 5, 2013
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You know you're Chappelling pretty hard when you go to start a timed quiz on your labtop for pharmacology and your charging cord lights on fire.
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a moment of non-discretion. acting out in an irrational manner, acting suddenly "crazy" then becoming suddenly normal again.
"sorry dog i didn't mean to kick you in the face i was chapellin"
sorry for wiping my muddy feet on your couch dog, i was chapellin for a minute"
"tiffany kiessler seemed normal at first, but then she started chapellin now it clear she's a crazy beyyyyaaatch"
sorry for wiping my muddy feet on your couch dog, i was chapellin for a minute"
"tiffany kiessler seemed normal at first, but then she started chapellin now it clear she's a crazy beyyyyaaatch"
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Get the Chapelling mug.The act of having anything and everything go wrong at the same time. Unfortunate events happening with particularly poor timing. Known sarcastically as, "really killing it right now, guys".
You know you're just Chappelling it up when you go to start a timed quiz on your labtop for pharm and your charging cord lights on fire.
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This is a hindu word which means a girl who owns a lot of shoes and in turn sells them on the street as a vendor. She is usually uneducated and leads a miserable life of poverty.
I feel sorry for Chapelli, because she deserves better than this.
by Rohan Sharma December 14, 2004
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