deary

dear·y

[deer-ee]
noun, plural dear·ies. Informal: Sometimes Facetious.
Also, dear·ie.


Origin:
1675–85; dear1 + -y2

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deary or dearie (ˈdɪərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , dearies
1.  informal a term of affection: now often sarcastic or facetious
2.  deary me!, dearie me! an exclamation of surprise or dismay
 
dearie or dearie
 
n

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Deary is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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deary
also dearie, dim. of dear with a notion of "dear one."
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