lounge (v.)
to pass (time) in lounging (usually fol. by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon.
1508, from Scot., of uncertain origin, "to lounge about, lie at full length,"
The noun in the sense of "comfortable drawing room" is first recorded 1881;
in the sense of "couch on which one can lie at full length," 1830. Lounge lizard is from 1912,
originally in reference to men who hung around in tea rooms to flirt.
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Monday, 15 October 2007
edna st vincent millay
First Fig
My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends It gives a lovely light!
i love this poem - i have it on one of my blogs too!
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