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costermongerish

adj

Etymology

From costermonger + -ish.

  1. derived from *(s)meh₂-✻ — “to beckon, signal”
  2. derived from *manicō✻
  3. derived from ن ج ل
  4. derived from μαγγανεύω — “to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”
  5. derived from *-ārī✻
  6. derived from mangō — “dealer, trader”
  7. inherited from *mangārī✻ — “dealer, merchant, monger”
  8. inherited from mangere — “dealer, merchant, trader”
  9. inherited from mongere
  10. compounded as costermonger — “costard + monger”
  11. suffixed as costermongerish — “costermonger + ish”

Definitions

  1. Loud and vulgar, like a costermonger crying his wares in the street.

The neighborhood

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