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(3.3) | Ninguno | "The founder of History Hustle presents a handy guide for expressing yourself with history's best words. This collection features scores of unique words from history that deal with surprisingly modern issues like sleeping in and procrastination--proving that some things never change! The Little Book of Lost Words presents each term that's ready to be brought back into modern-day use, complete with definition, hilarious sample sentence, and cheeky historical art. You'll learn new words for the cozy room where you like to Netflix and chill (snuggery), for a dishonest politician (snollygoster), and for a young person who sleeps through the day and doesn't work (dewdropper). If you like Lost in Translation, Shakespeare Insult Generator, Drunk History, and Roald Dahl--and you delight in the way words like blatteroon and flapdoodle roll off the tongue--then you're the word lover this book was written for. Want to know what a fizgig or groke is? Read this book!"--… (más) |
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma. " . . . tongues, like governments, have a natural tendency to degeneration; we have long preserved our constitution, let us make some struggles for our language." -- SAMUEL JOHNSON  Good words are worth much, and cost little. -George Herbert | |
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma. For Nicole | |
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma. There are very few treasures that we can dig out of the ground, dust off, and put into use as if they were brand-new. (introduction) Absquatulate
Verb | ab-skwah-choo-leyt | Nineteenth century. English.
To run off with someone in a hurry. To abscond.
When Cody's mother started lecturing him about safe sex in front of his girlfiend, they had no choice but to absquatulate. | |
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma. Groke
Verb | grohk | Nineteenth century. Scottish. Dialect.
To stare eagerly at someone who is eating, hoping they'll give you food.
Terrence had been known to groke when his dormmates would come back with Taco Bell. Opscheplooper
Noun | ahp-shep-loo-per | Early twentieth century. South African slang.
One who depends on the generosity of others for meals.
Chris, the opscheplooper, always showed up at the restaurant without his wallet. Pamphagous
Adjective | pam-fuh-guhs | Eighteenth century. English
Eats everything.
Teenagers are pamphagous little beasts. Rizzle
Verb | riz-uhl | Nineteenth century. English
To relax and digest after consuming a large meal.
Tina turned on the TV to rizzle after polishing off two boxes of mac and cheese. Scambler
Noun | skam-bler | Nineteenth century. Scottish
An uninvited guest who appears only at mealtimes.
Brian's scambler "friend" was more interested in Brian's mom's cooking than he was in Brian. Snuggery
Noun | snuhg-er-ee | Nineteenth century. English
A small, cozy, snug place.
A cat will make a snuggery out of literally any box. | |
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