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chapfallen definition

chap·fallen (c̸häp′fô′lən, c̸hap′-)

adjective

  1. having the lower jaw hanging down, as from fatigue
  2. disheartened, depressed, or humiliated

Etymology: chap + fallen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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