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1. bar steward, n. View full entry 1888
...A person who serves drinks in a bar; a bartender....
2. bonkbusting, adj. View full entry 1993
...Of, relating to, or of the nature of a bonkbuster; (of a writer) that writes in the style of a bonkbuster....
3. Coˈlinderies, n. View full entry 1886
...A half-jocular name for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition held in London in 1886....
4. Disgusted, n. View full entry 1884
...Originally as a self-designation: a member of the public who writes anonymously to a newspaper expressing outrage about a particular issue. Hence more widely: a person who is vocal and indignant in...
5. eek, int. View full entry 1932
...Expressing (freq. mock) astonishment, alarm, horror, or surprise....
6. go-faster, adj. View full entry 1971
...orig. Brit. Chiefly humorous. Designating a (peripheral) design feature intended to give something (originally and chiefly a vehicle) a sporty appearance; freq. in go-faster stripes. Also...
7. no-brow, adj. and n. View full entry 1922
...Having, or regarded as having, little or no intellectual or cultural value; demanding or involving very little intellectual application....
8. nylon, n. and adj. View full entry 1938
...Any of various synthetic thermoplastic polymers with a straight-chain polyamide structure, many of which are tough, lightweight, and resistant to heat and chemicals, may be produced as filaments, sheets, or moulded objects,...
9. pepperoni, n. View full entry 1888
...A kind of hard sausage originally made in Italy, consisting of beef and pork highly seasoned with pepper and other spices. Also in extended use (freq. humorous)....
10. philanthropoid, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1937
...A professional philanthropist; a person who dispenses funds for a charitable or grant-awarding institution. Also as ...
11. politicking, n. View full entry 1886
...The action or fact of engaging in (party) political activity; campaigning....
12. psychedelicatessen, n. View full entry 1966
...A shop selling psychedelic articles. Now chiefly in extended use with reference to music and art....
13. refained, adj. View full entry 1925
...= refined2....
14. Taffia, n. View full entry 1980
...Any supposed network of prominent or influential Welsh people, esp. one which is strongly nationalistic. (Humorous.)...
