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Deary

[deer-ee]

Origin

noun, plural dear·ies. Informal: Sometimes Facetious.

darling.

Also, dear·ie.

Origin:
1675–85; dear¹ + -y²

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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deary or dearie (ˈdɪərɪ)

—n , dearies
1.	informal a term of affection: now often sarcastic or facetious
2.	deary me!, dearie me! an exclamation of surprise or dismay

dearie or dearie

—n

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Word Origin & History

deary

also dearie, dim. of dear with a notion of "dear one."

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"Animals are ever so psychic. There are some people who just can't come in here.... The cats particularly. They seem to know. You can fool everybody, but landy M deary-me, you can't fool a cat. They seem to know who's not right, if you know what I mean."

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