Webb2 mars 2024 · Scurryfunge was not among the 30 words, but was discussed, along with the list of lost words, by the BBC in a story about Jones and his book "The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities." Webb2 juni 2009 · Scurryfunge. A hasty tidying of the house between the time you see a neighbor and the time he/she knocks on the door. My hectic scurryfunge was the result …

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WebbZoë Sharp. Four years ago, an email arrived from Richard J Brewer and Gary Phillips, asking me if I would be interested in contributing a short story – of sorts – to a rather unusual anthology they were putting together, entitled CULPRITS: The Heist Was Only The Beginning.. Richard and Gary had come up with the set-up and the opening chapter for a … Webb18 dec. 2024 · scurryfunge: to hastily and frenziedly tidy a house just before guests arrive. Few words can be more useful at Christmas than this one, borrowed from US dialect, which captures in a single term... dwh horath

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Webb31 maj 2024 · In Russia, Ukraine is run by ‘fascists’ and Orwell was describing the West. But a few Winston Smiths are using the great novel to fight back Webb15 aug. 2015 · scurrifunge v C[ompare] [Joseph Wright,] E[nglish] D[ialect] D[ictionary (1904)] ~ v 'to lash tightly, coire', fung v 3 'to do anything briskly...to work or walk hurriedly' Sc[otland]; Kilkenny Lexicon scurryfunge 'to scrounge, cadge or wheedle.' 1 To clean … Webb18 juni 2024 · According to Dictionary of Newfoundland English, scurryfunge means “to lash tightly; to do anything briskly; to work or walk hurriedly; to scrounge, cadge or … crystal honey jar