chapfallen

/ˈt͡ʃæpfɔːlən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

"Alas poore Yoricke, […] where be your gibes now? your gamboles? your ſongs? your flaſhes of merriment, that were wont to ſet the table on a roare, not one now to mocke your owne grinning, quite chopfalne."
"I can't describe to you how chapfallen and angry my cousin looked."

From chap + fallen; see chap (“jaw”).

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How do you pronounce chapfallen?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæpfɔːlən/.

What does chapfallen mean?

Crestfallen, dejected.

Where does chapfallen come from?

From chap + fallen; see chap (“jaw”).

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