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402. Nibble
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405. Your'n, Theyr'n, & Our'n
Colloquial plural contractions from the South as in: "That's your'n, those are theyr'n and these're our'n.
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406. Pluck
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407. 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.
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408. 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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409. Carbuncle
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410. Hoi Polloi
The general populace; the masses. "The queen would rarely condescend to speak to the hoi polloi."