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unglue

[uhn-gloo] Origin

un·glue

[uhn-gloo]
verb (used with object), -glued, -glu·ing.
1.
to separate or detach by or as if by overcoming an adhesive agent: to unglue a sticker from a wall.
2.
Slang.
a.
to confuse or upset: He was unglued by his opponent's superb defense.
b.
to cause to fail or lose effectiveness.

Origin:
1540–50; un-2 + glue
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Unglue is always a great word to know.
So is brown-nose. Does it mean:
to scold or reprimand severely, to cheat or defraud
to seek favors from a person in an obsequious manner, to fawn over
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Word Origin & History

unglue
1548, from un- (2) + glue (v.). Unglued in fig. sense is recorded from 1922.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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