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    [Verb]  | "quell" | \ ˈkwel \


    1: to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity

    2: quiet, pacify


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, to kill, quell, from Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old High German quellen to torture, kill, quāla torment, Lithuanian gelti to hurt;

    [Noun]  | "quell" 


    1: slaughter

    2: the power of quelling


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from quellen to kill;

    [Verb]  | "quell" 


    1: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force;


      * e.g., " ... the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown "



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    2: to stop the noise or speech of;


      * e.g., " ... the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement "



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     [ "quell" ]

    1: to crush; subdue, to quiet; allay

     [ "Quelling" ]

    1: Snorting seroquel to come down after being high too long on an upper like meth amphetamines.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, I been up for a week I need to do some quelling so I can sleep this off. 

     [ "Quell" ]

    1: Quiet and Well. It is a mix of the two words.

      * e.g.,  ... -I banged my head on the brick wall and I don't feel quell. 

     [ "Quell" ]

    1: A term to emphasize exasperation in a silly way. Used in place of "Well".

      * e.g.,  ... QUELL then! I guess I'll do it instead. No need to get huffy with me. 

     [ "quelle surprise" ]

    1: from french: what a surprise

      * e.g.,  ... "looks like we're going to exams next week" 

     [ "quelle fuck!?!" ]

    1: what the fuck; franglais... french and english

      * e.g.,  ... BAM!! SNAP!! POP!! 

     [ "quell fish" ]

    1: The term usually given to a Rainbow fish from Krypton like off the Superman Series who goes round quelling the danger of nearby foes in the ocean...(Like Nemo)

      * e.g.,  ... Oh my god Adam you quell end 

     [ "quelle dommage" ]

    1: Used sarcastically when someone needs to suck it up. In french it means 'What a shame'.

      * e.g.,  ... Stan: And then I stubbed my toe on the copier! 

     [ "quelle-harsh" ]

    1: Literally translates to "that's harsh."

      * e.g.,  ... I can't believe that elderly woman is wearing a miniskirt. Quelle-harsh.  


     [ "quelle-harsh" ]

    2: An exclamation to indicate that, whether it is said in French or English, what has been noticed or brought to attention is bad, shameful, or embarrassing.

      * e.g.,  ... or 


     [ "quelle-harsh" ]

    3: Can also be used to describe someone acting in a rotten, terrible, horrible or mean way.

      * e.g.,  ... You are being quelle-harsh. You should be nice.  

     [ "quelle joie!" ]

    1: direct English translation from French = what joy!

      * e.g.,  ... When I found the best French restaurant in Lexington, I said, quelle joie! 

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