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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;
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[Noun] | "quell"
1: slaughter
2: the power of quelling
Origin: 15th century ;
Middle English, from quellen to kill;
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[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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# 1 - { quell:305556 }
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[ "quell" ]
1: to crush; subdue, to quiet; allay
# 2 - { Quelling:9997470 }
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[ "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.
# 3 - { Quell:3863336 }
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[ "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.
# 4 - { Quell:16433670 }
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[ "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.
# 5 - { quelle surprise:3589748 }
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[ "quelle surprise" ]
1: from french: what a surprise
* e.g., ... "looks like we're going to exams next week"
# 6 - { quelle fuck!?!:1251806 }
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[ "quelle fuck!?!" ]
1: what the fuck; franglais... french and english
* e.g., ... BAM!! SNAP!! POP!!
# 7 - { quell fish:5050986 }
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[ "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
# 8 - { quelle dommage:5668282 }
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[ "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!
# 9 - { quelle-harsh:3888438 }
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[ "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.
# 10 - { quelle joie!:1872939 }
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[ "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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