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Pesky
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- Manufacturers and factory owners needn't worry about pesky human workers for too much longer.
- Because of those pesky global imbalances, however, not everyone can run a large surplus.
- To operate within the bounds of law another pesky bureaucracy.
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Word Origin & History
pesky
1775, originally in New England dialect, perhaps a dial. formation from pest (cf. plaguy "confounded, annoying, disagreeable"). Partridge suggests an origin in Essex dialect.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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