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91farruca — /feuh rooh keuh/; Sp. /fahrdd rddooh kah/, n., pl. farrucas / keuhz/; Sp. / kahs/. a Spanish flamenco dance. [1930 35; < Sp; cf. farruco defiant, bold, arrogant, allegedly after farruco a Galician or Asturian who has recently emigrated,… …
92Geordie — /jawr dee/, n. Brit. 1. a native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. 2. the dialect spoken by Geordies. [generic use of Geordie, hypocoristic form of GEORGE] * * * …
93hypocorism — /huy pok euh riz euhm, hi /, n. 1. a pet name. 2. the practice of using a pet name. 3. the use of forms of speech imitative of baby talk, esp. by an adult. [1840 50; < Gk hypokórisma pet name. See HYPOCORISTIC, ISM] * * * …
94jug — jug1 /jug/, n., v., jugged, jugging. n. 1. a large container usually made of earthenware, metal, or glass, commonly having a handle, a narrow neck, and sometimes a cap or cork. 2. the contents of such a container; jugful: a jug of wine. 3. Slang …
95Mick — /mik/, n. (often l.c.) Slang (usually disparaging and offensive). a person of Irish birth or descent. [1870 75, Amer.; generic use of Mick, hypocoristic form of MICHAEL] * * * …
96pumpernickel — /pum peuhr nik euhl/, n. a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye. [1750 60; < G Pumpernickel orig., an opprobrious name for anyone considered disagreeable, equiv. to pumper(n) to break wind + Nickel hypocoristic from of Nikolaus… …
97-s — s1 a native English suffix used in the formation of adverbs: always; betimes; needs; unawares. Cf. ways. [ME es, OE; ult. identical with S1] s2 an ending marking the third person sing. indicative active of verbs: walks. [ME (north) (e)s, OE… …
98-y — y1 a native English suffix of adjectives meaning characterized by or inclined to the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached: juicy; grouchy; rumbly; dreamy. Also, ey1. [OE ig; c. G ig; cf. perh. L icus, Gk ikos]… …
99Celtic religion — Beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts of Gaul and the British Isles. Celtic worship centred on the interplay of the divine element with the natural world. Springs, rivers, and hills were thought to be inhabited by guardian spirits, usually… …
100faeces — noun /ˈfiːsiːz/ digested solid or semi solid waste material discharged from the bowels of an animal; excrement. Syn: excrement, faecal matter, guano, manure, euphemistic, night soil, hypocoristic …
