Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Obscure words explained 44. – jiggery pokery

JIGGERY POKERY

Shady behavior

trickery and deception

dishonest flim flam


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Obscure words explained 41. – boffin

BOFFIN

A white coated type

engaged in scientific

technical studies


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Obscure words explained 42. – panegyric

PANEGYRIC

Formal public speech

with high praise of a person

extolling virtues

 

 


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Obscure words explained 36. – Librocublarist

LIBROCUBLARIST

one who reads in bed

Some to while away an hour

others hasten sleep


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Obscure words explained 32. – parsimonious

PARSIMONIOUS

Unwilling to spend

A miserly way life style

Charity absent


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Obscure words explained 28. – catharsis

CATHARSIS

Freeing emotions

music can do this to you

repression relief