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Neither a borrower nor a lender be

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Neither a borrower nor a lender be definition


A line from the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Polonius, a garrulous old man, gives this advice to his son.

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Neither a borrower nor a lender be is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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