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  2. Mumpsimus - Wikipedia

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    Eugene T. Maleska, 1970s editor of The New York Times crossword puzzle, received "dozens of letters" after "mumpsimus" appeared as an answer; he had felt that "it was time to revive the obsolete noun". [14] A. Leslie Derbyshire applied it in a 1981 management science book to managers who know how to do a better job but choose not to. [4]

  3. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    chat up (someone) talk flirtatiously with. Similar to American "come on to (someone)". chav (slang, often derogatory, used primarily in England) typically a nouveau riche or working class person, often of lowish intelligence, who wears sportswear or designer label (e.g. Burberry) copies, fake gold bling, and is a trouble-maker.

  4. Patrick Berry - Wikipedia

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    Patrick D. Berry (born 1970) is an American puzzle creator and editor who constructs crossword puzzles and variety puzzles. He had 227 crosswords published in The New York Times from 1999 to 2018. His how-to guide for crossword construction was first published as a For Dummies book in 2004.

  5. Talk:Crossword - Wikipedia

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    This puzzle, which can be seen at this website, is frequently cited as the first crossword puzzle, and Wynne as the inventor. Crossword puzzles became a regular weekly feature in the World. The first book of crossword puzzles, however, did not appear until 1924, published by Simon and Schuster. The book was an instant hit and crossword puzzles ...

  6. Talk:Nonsense - Wikipedia

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    I will contribute by saying by even discussing nonsense you strongly sense the absurd. the notion of nonsense must be intertwined with how we assign and place meaning in various hierarchies of order. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.99.112.153 ( talk ) 07:21, 17 April 2013 (UTC) [ reply ]

  7. 12 Phrases To Use When Someone Is 'Talking Down' to You ... - AOL

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    Nothing can squash your confidence quite like someone talking down to you. "When someone talks down to you, they are communicating about their perceived superiority and their perception of your ...

  8. Outraged 'Wheel of Fortune' fans say contestant got cheated ...

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    Here’s the setup: The category was “Living Thing,” and the puzzle that appeared after she got the traditional R, S, T, L, N, and E and guessed her letters was “P_N_ _RC_ _ D.”

  9. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...

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