Cantabrigians

[kan-tuh-brij-ee-uhn]

Can·ta·brig·i·an

[kan-tuh-brij-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
of Cambridge, England, or Cambridge University.
2.
of Cambridge, Mass., or Harvard University.
noun
3.
a native or inhabitant of Cambridge, England or Cambridge, Mass.
4.
a student at or graduate of Cambridge University or Harvard University.

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Cantabrigians is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1610–20; < Medieval Latin Cantabrigi(a) Cambridge + -an
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