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Friday | 18 Mar 2022
Scurryfunge
[skur-ree-funj]
Verb
English - late 18th century
- Definition
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A hasty tidying of the house between the time you see the neighbor coming and the time they knock on the door.
- Examples of word Scurryfunge in a sentence
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“Whenever my mother-in-law was due for a visit, I’d have to have a scurryfunge no matter how tidy the house was.”
- Did you Know?
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Scurryfunge originally meant “to beat” or “lash” then later “to rub” or “to scrub clean.” By the 20th century, the word had already largely fallen out of widespread use.
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