Origin: 1765–75; < Neo-Latin, first recorded in a Gk lexicon of 1523 as áphis, with the Latin gloss cimex bedbug; perhaps originally a misreading of Greek kóris bug
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Aphisis always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.