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josser

[jos-er]

jos·ser

[jos-er]
noun British Slang.
fellow, especially one who is or is made to appear foolish or simpleminded.

Origin:
1885–90; origin uncertain
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Josser is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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.
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josser (ˈdʒɒsə)
 
n
1.  (Brit) a simpleton; fool
2.  (Brit) a fellow; chap
3.  (Austral) a clergyman
 
[C19: from joss + -er1]

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