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Miller of Dee

noun

Etymology

From the traditional English folk song Miller of Dee, in which the eponymous miller sings "I care for nobody, no not I, if nobody cares for me."

  1. derived from folk song Miller of Dee

Definitions

  1. Someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.

    • He was a regular "Miller of Dee," caring for nobody; and yet he was likeable, that humorous old stoic, who suffered from gall-stone, and bore horrible bouts of pain like a hero.
    • "None at all? No parents, no wives, no children of your own?" "Not one, thank God. Miller of Dee, that's me."

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