"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Wednesday 8 September 2010

Agelast

   
An agelast is one who never laughs; a mirthless person.

He or she is definitely not an abderian!
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  1. Anonymous8 September 2010 at 01:52

    Might the fact that s/he never laughs have anything to do with the "age" part in the name??
    Canadian Chickadee

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  2. Librarian8 September 2010 at 05:45

    So, Adrian the Algerian Abderian has company: Agatha the Agnostic Agelast. What a couple they make, eh?

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