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Alack
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| alack or alackaday (əˈlæk, əˈlækəˌdeɪ) | |
| —interj | |
| an archaic or poetic word for alas | |
| [C15: from a ah! + lack loss, | |
| alackaday or alackaday | |
| —interj | |
| [C15: from a ah! + lack loss, | |
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Word Origin & History
alack
late 15c., from ah, lack, from lack (q.v.) in M.E. sense of "loss, failure, reproach, shame." Originally an expression of dissatisfaction, later of regret or surprise.
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