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Chappellion

represents a number that is TOO big to count, but not too big to get done brilliantly.

(Named after Daytime Emmy Winner Crystal Chappell. She is returning to Days of our Lives, moving cross country AND starting a new webseries called VENICE.)
I have a Chappellion things to do this week!
by oliviagotjokes August 12, 2009
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Chapulling

Chapulling is a newly-coined word derived from the 2013 protests in Turkey after the Prime Minister Erdogan's speech. As you probably already know, PM Erdogan has called pro-democratic peaceful protesters a bunch of "çapulcu" (normally means "looter", "marauder"). Protesters have quickly re-contextualised the deragotary term and invented the verb "to Çapul" : To resist force, demand justice, seek one's rights. The verb transformed to English as "to chapul" due to phonetics.

Chapul (verb): (/ˈtʃapu(ə)ːl/ regular, -ed): To resist force, demand justice, seek one's rights.

Chapuller (noun): (/ˈtʃapu(ə)ːlə/): A person who resists force, demands justice and seeks his/her rights.
I was chapulling when the police attacked us.
by mavimojo June 5, 2013
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chapulling

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.

source: wikipedia
related youtube video id: watch?v=64q2GIqH7S8
Everyday i'm chapulling.
by çapulcu June 5, 2013
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Chappelli straight

A straight in poker, but only 4 cards long (rather than the required 5). Usually thrown down onto the felt with great enthusiasm, and accompanied by a chip-raking motion with one's free arm.
Check it out boys! A Chappelli straight!
by Feisty Warwick January 28, 2008
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Chappuling

Chappuling (Turkish : çapuling) is a neologism originating in the May 2013 protests in Turkey, derived from Prime Minister Erdoğan use of the term "çapulcu" (roughly translated to "looter" or "maraunder" ) to describe demonstators. The word quickly caught on, adopted and anglicized by the demonstrators with a new meaning: fighting for one's rights. Many took the concept further by integrating the unique nature of the demonstrations and defined it as "to act towards taking the democracy of a nation to the next step by reminding governments of their reason for existence in a peaceful and humorous manner." The word also used by Noam Chomsky to support the occupy turkey movement
"Everyday I'm chappuling"
by Sslnn June 5, 2013
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Chancelling

verb.

Big decision making and day-to-day actions taken by a university president known as chancellor.
“Bill is chancelling the heck out of our college.”
“I’ll try to chancell with love.”
by gluumgloriousgluum November 24, 2018
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chapellin

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"
by deluks March 15, 2006
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