Speech and Debate
Monday, January 23, 2012
Word of the Day 1-22-2012
Slimsy:
1.
Flimsy;
frail.
Origin:
Slimsy
is
an
Americanism
that
came
into
common
use
in
the
1830s
and
early
1840s.
It
is
a
combination
of
slim
and
flimsy
.
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