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A proposal for Gregorian calendar reform. The year is divided into 4 symmetrical quarters. The first and last month of a quarter contains 4 weeks (28 days) and the middle month contains 5 weeks (35 ...

hornswoggle

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To swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. The word "hornswoggle" most likely originated as a fanciful formation in the 19th century US.

humanity

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Humans considered as a group; the human race. The condition or quality of being human.

world

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The earth. The universe. The earth with its inhabitants. The inhabitants of the earth; the human race.

gready

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Showing the desire to buy more books, despite already owning more than one could possibly read.

betworsened

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Similar to the German term "verschlimmbessern", meaning to make something worse in the process of trying to make it better.

frippinicity

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This is when you have so much work that you decide to sleep instead. It is both the sleep part and the procrastination part, but its not neccesarily being sleepy, just giving up on work in general.