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Lascar (noun) las-ker An East Indian sailor First recorded in 1620–30; from Portuguese, short for…

Gynotikolobomassophile (noun) (humorous) gai-no-ti-ko-mo-bo-mas-oh-faihl One who likes to nibble on women's earlobes. 21C, humorous. (more…)

Mantua (noun) man-too-a a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the…

Larrup (verb) lar-up To thrash or beat. 1815–25; perhaps < Dutch larpen to thresh with…

Hullabaloo (noun) hul-a-bal-oo A noise or commotion. A disturbance. Uproar. First used between 1750–60. Apparently…

Foozle (verb) foo-zl to bungle; play clumsily First recorded in 1825–35, perhaps from dialectal German…

Streel (noun) streel A slovenly woman. from Irish Gaelic straoill (more…)

Meretrix (noun) mere-triks A prostitute Latin, from merēre to earn, gain (more…)

Logorrhea (noun) log-o-ree-a Incessant or compulsive talkativeness First recorded in 1900–05; see logo- + -rrhea.…