chalant

adj. (slang, humorous)
denoting a person or behaviour that is serious or formal; concerned with the matter at hand; not casual

A fallaciously derivative antonym of the word nonchalant. "Nonchalant" is actually a standalone word borrowed from the French "nonchaloir" meaning "unconcerned". We never took the word "chaloir", however, and turned it into "chalant". We could have done, but we didn't.

All that said, treating that first syllable as a prefix (which it was in the French) and extrapolating that chalant must be an antonym of nonchalant is actually reasonably logical and reflects the historically procedural manner in which the English language is developed.

Nonetheless, at this point in time the word is only legitimate as a form of humorous slang.

While his manner could not be described as nonchalant, he had already enjoyed too much wine to be truly chalant.

by The Real NH April 29, 2020

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I'm from Bulgaria, and chalga is the most stupid, idotic,and frankly fucked up music style in the world. Listened usually after consuming large amounts of cheap alcohol. Authors: untalanted, Singers: Stupid as hell, usually female, sometimes gay if male, and with enough silicon(if female or gay) in their breasts to make at least 800 computer chips.

Example for chalga:
A doggy drags a bus,(Kuche vlachi reis,)
A doggy drags a bus.(Kuche vlachi reis.)
o.0

by Martin Georgiev(stress on the i-s) August 30, 2008

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Very famous music in Bulgaria, almost 80 percent of the deluded citizens of the country listen to it. It's a mixture of Turkish and gipsy music usually performed by women that are dressed like whores. In Bulgaria children at the age of 7 start listening to that music and use it's abusive words in real life which makes them really awful, Chalga is the scum that destroys every last drop of humanity in people and restricts them from thinking as normal human beings. Chalga fans are usually heavily drunk people on parties, weddings, chalga clubs (which are numerous in Bulgaria), and small children under the age of 18 which are pliable to have sex on the age of 13 influenced by the lyrics of chalga. With a few words, chalga is the dreg of society.

(Performed by a woman chalga singer, the song is very famous.)

Take me to some local pub
and start ordering
and for me start a fight
violently drive
on red traffic light
do something crazy with me
we're gonna do crazy things tonight

by Rafaelo April 11, 2005

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