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Larry's Pretty Good Word of the Day
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expalpate
expalpate
Nov
.
11th
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2008
07:20 am
prettygoodword
expalpate
- v., to get something through flattery.
So rare, not even
OneLook
knows about it. For origin, you'll have to check an OED.
---L.
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But ... it's such a perfect idea to have a term for!
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