chalant
adjUS /ʃəˈlɑnt/
Etymology A back-formation from nonchalant, itself from Old French non- + chalant (“concerning, bothering”). By this process, the original Old French participle was coincidentally re-formed.
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Humorous, Nonce word Not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.
- 'I draw the line at nonchalant. Sometimes I think you're very chalant.'2001, Gill Sanderson, A Full Recovery, page 20:
- Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.2008, Golf Jokes and Anecdotes from Around the World, page 28:
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- Lawrence Lipton responded, "The lady is quite right, of course. It's sinful to be nonchalant. We shall endeavor to be more chalant in the future."2011, Sarah Schrank, Art and the City:
- Derived terms
- chalantly