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noun Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
a friend, companion, or close associate.
Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; < American Spanish; Spanish: godfather < early Medieval Latin compater; see compère
1825–35, Americanism; < American Spanish; Spanish: godfather < early Medieval Latin compater; see compère
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Compadre
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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