Cappelle

If the explanation of the "kapellekes" (or small "chapels") along the Flemish wayside does not give satisfaction, there is still the well known story of saint Martin, the former Roman soldier on his horse, who at the town gate of tours (in France), cut half of his mantle ("cappa") and gave it to a frozen beggar. The Roman soldier would later become the bishop of tours. Martinus already was declared a saint in the Vth century (he is the titular saint of a majority of churches and parishes in Belgium (probably more than 50%) and (the rest of) his "cappa" for a very long time was considered as a relic.

In times of war, the relic went to battle with the soldiers. The persons who had the task and honor to take care of this precious half of a mantle were called "cappelani" (or "chaplains" in English, "chaplains" in French and "kapelanen" in Dutch). They kept the relic in a tent called "capelle" throughout the centuries, the word "capelle" or "cappelle" was synonymous with small buildings where divine services were celebrated.

there is no doubt that the variant of "cappelle", in this case "capelleman" or "Cappelleman", meant the chaplain or supervisor of a chapel, or also subsheperd of sheperd of a subparish or parish. In French, we have then the word "chapelain", in English "chaplin" and in German "kaplan"

by big history book August 12, 2011

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Capello

A system of football management that whilst playing in the 21st century, insists on a line-up from the 1980's

No worries guys, we have a capello line-up, we will only loose by 3 goals....and the upside....I still get paid no matter the result....(see bankers bonuses)

by Vic Wintergreen June 30, 2010

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Fabio Capello

1. An Italian football (soccer) manager which the England National Football Team hired to manage/coach the squad.

2. Can't speak English. At all. Max 100 words.

3. No player is willing to purchase Rosetta Stone for him.

4. When he is done incoherently rambling, Frank Lampard usually takes the squad out and tries his best to coach them. Then they go out for beer and leave Rooney behind because nobody likes Rooney.

Fabio Capello: Ehhhh........ Ehhhhhh.......... you Ehhhh.......... you kick de ehhhh.... Ball? Ehh.......... into .......Goal.

Frank Lampard: Alright, none of us understood what he said, so I'll try me best to manage the squad. Uhh.. let's scrimmage, play a 3-4-3 with this group and ehh.. 4-3-3 over here. Go.

John Terry: Or..... we could go to the pub grab some beers heh lads?

Lampsy: Sounds good to me.

Wayne Rooney: Can I come, lads?

Lampsy & JT: No. Nobody cares for you.

Wayne: *goes to cry in corner*

by RetroGamesAreBetter November 14, 2011

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Capriell

The definition of Capriell is up to debate but it its origin comes from a special needs kid trying to pronounce Caterpillar.
It is commonly used to describe something bothersome or just to confuse bitch nuisances.

Ayy man you sound like my fuckin Capriell right now

by ShittyR6player March 14, 2021

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