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passel
pas·sel
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ˈpæs
əl
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noun
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
a passel of dignitaries.
Origin:
1825–35;
alteration of
parcel
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passel
(ˈpæs
ə
l)
—
n
informal
,
dialect
or
,
chiefly
(
US
) a group or quantity of no fixed number
[variant of
parcel
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Passel
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So is
flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
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ort
. Does it mean:
So is
lollapalooza
. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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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Word Origin & History
passel
1835, dial. variant of parcel.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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