Daily Word Quiz
OYSTER-FACED a) having a red, swollen face b) in need of shaving c) having a narrow, sharp face d) having a spotted face Answer below. Today's Featured Word: VOGIE also VAUKIE, VOCKIE, VOCKY, VOGEY, VOGGIE, VOGUY, VOGY, VOUGEY, VOUGY, VOUKY, VOWGIE, VOWKY, WOWGIE ADJ. 1. vain, proud, conceited, elated, very pleased with oneself ...1712 Scot. 2. merry, cheerful, delighted, gay, light-hearted, happy ...c1715 Scot. 3. of things: imposing, grand, ostentatious ...1722 Scot. 4. in fair health ...1882 Scot. ETYMOLOGY of obscure origin FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1712 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...So vocky he is of this petition, that all the coffeehouses have got it." From: Dalrymple Against Grant, June, August, 1712 in Arguments and Decisions in Remarkable Cases By: John MacLaurin, 1774 Daily Word Quiz Answer OYSTER-FACED b) in need of shaving ...19C street sl.
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