Lovely Little Lexemes
Exploring the strange and wonderful English language, one word at a time.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Quisby
Quisby \KWIZ-bee\ , noun;
1.
Obsolete slang
: A wretch; an idle person
This silly sounding word dates to 1789 and its origin is uncertain, though it may be related to
quiz
.
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