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| —vb | |
| 1. | to dribble (saliva, food, etc) from the mouth |
| 2. | (intr) to speak or write mawkishly |
| 3. | (tr) to smear with matter dribbling from the mouth |
| —n | |
| 4. | liquid or saliva spilt from the mouth |
| 5. | maudlin language or behaviour |
| [C15: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slubberen; see | |
| slabber or slabber | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C15: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slubberen; see | |
| 'slobberer or slabber | |
| —n | |
| 'slabberer or slabber | |
| —n | |
| 'slobbery or slabber | |
| —adj | |
| 'slabbery or slabber | |
| —adj | |
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Slabbery
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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