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Funny Insults
5801. Schnook
A stupid or easily victimized person; a dupe. Probably Yiddish origin. See also Old-Timey, Yiddish.
Funny Words
5804. Hoi Polloi
The general populace; the masses. "The queen would rarely condescend to speak to the hoi polloi."
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5805. Carbuncle
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5806. 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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5807. 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 Products
5810. Safety Scissors
You can't injure yourself on these... but you can't really cut anything with them either. See also Children, Unnecessary.