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chapeau
chapeau is a French term that means hat.
but chapeau! "by adding an Exclamation mark" is usually used to express appreciation, admiration, approval or respect
It's like when you say:
Kudos! I take my hat off to you! Well done! Hats off! or My hat's off to you
but chapeau! "by adding an Exclamation mark" is usually used to express appreciation, admiration, approval or respect
It's like when you say:
Kudos! I take my hat off to you! Well done! Hats off! or My hat's off to you
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Chapeau
In the land of the frogs, 'chapeau' translates to 'hat.' To say 'Chapeau!' is to metaphorically take one's hat off to one's peer(s).
'Chapeau!' can have meanings as varied as 'Hello!'; 'Yes'; and 'Well done!' Either way, it must only be used in the presence of those in whom you hold high esteem; in other words, only in the presence of true scholars and not that of the so-called 'yobs.'
'Chapeau!' can have meanings as varied as 'Hello!'; 'Yes'; and 'Well done!' Either way, it must only be used in the presence of those in whom you hold high esteem; in other words, only in the presence of true scholars and not that of the so-called 'yobs.'
STUDENT: '... and that it why the Weimar Republic collapsed.'
TEACHER: 'Chapeau! What a thesis!'
OR...
FRIEND 1: 'Salutations Mr. X! How are you today?'
FRIEND 2: 'Ah, yes, what a pleasure it is to encounter you again. *COUGHS* Chapeau!'
TEACHER: 'Chapeau! What a thesis!'
OR...
FRIEND 1: 'Salutations Mr. X! How are you today?'
FRIEND 2: 'Ah, yes, what a pleasure it is to encounter you again. *COUGHS* Chapeau!'
Chapeau by ChappyChappy-eau October 16, 2019
chapeau
Hat, Quebec. An isolated island in Quebec little men with hairy bacskides roam the countryside. There are documented cases of Chapeau's citizens moving to the big city, but they have generally failed to urbanize.
chapeau by Julios "forkliff" Melandras November 29, 2004
James Chapeaux
A synonym for a jimmy hat. This term is often used at haughty universities such as Vanderbilt. Elitist private institutions of learning much prefer this proper noun over the more commonly used words uttered by the laborer hordes.
James Chapeaux by Silly Games January 18, 2010
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