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pushpin

[ poosh-pin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a short pin having a spool-shaped head of plastic, glass, or metal, used for affixing material to a bulletin board, wall, or the like.
an early children's game.
Archaic. child's play; triviality.

pushpin

/ ˈpʊʃˌpɪn /

Origin of pushpin¹

1580–90, for an earlier sense; push + pin

Do you mean to say that you really agree with Bentham that, quantity of pleasure being equal, pushpin is as good as poetry?

I play at pushpin with Homer every morning before breakfast, fingering and polishing, as Paris did his armour.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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