slangwhanger
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prettygoodwordslangwhanger - n., (chiefly U.S.) a noisy or abusive talker or writer, a ranting partisan.
As the verb slangwhang, this is another colorful 19th century Americanism, used by (for example) Poe. As theUseful Useless Word of the Day notes, this is one worth reviving.
---L.
As the verb slangwhang, this is another colorful 19th century Americanism, used by (for example) Poe. As the
---L.
