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Funny Insults
3731. Schnook
A stupid or easily victimized person; a dupe. Probably Yiddish origin. See also Old-Timey, Yiddish.
Funny Words
3734. Hoi Polloi
The general populace; the masses. "The queen would rarely condescend to speak to the hoi polloi."
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3735. Carbuncle
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3736. Glom
Grab hold of; appropriate to oneself, as in "glommed on to her ideas." So, I don't know if it was correct that my mother often said at dinner "Don't glom your food!"
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3737. Gobsmacked
One of my favorite words, of late. Seems to be infiltrating the U.S. via the recent influx of TV programming from the U.K., perhaps? See also British.
Funny Diseases
3739. Rhinotillexomania
Habitual or obsessive nose-picking. See also Body, Sophomoric.