chopfallen
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of chopfallen
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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The con man promptly tries to con Peachum, and the complicated negotiations with the avaricious partners alternately licking their chops or woefully chopfallen are among the choicest comic morsels in the book.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bill Jack, far from chopfallen, announced a new policy: a refund to the Government of profits above 6%; no more executive bonuses and no dividends for the duration.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few minutes later Griffin came off, chopfallen and disappointed.
From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by James Fenimore Cooper
By-and-by the old woman came in, chopfallen, and said to me, 'O my son, do not ask how I have fared with her!
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by John Payne
Tetlow, chopfallen but obdurate, got himself speedily out of sight.
From The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips
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