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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Tuesday, 18 December 2007
oose
oose (pronounced ooss): Oose is dust or fluff. Have you seen the oose under that bed? Something dusty or covered in fluff may be described as oosy.Oose was originally the plural of oo, a Scots work for wool.
a good day to learn something new.
ReplyDeletebut will i retain it? or use it in conversation ever? never say never.
listen to a scottish voice file then go into a clothing shop and say
ReplyDeletehave you got an oose remover for my jersey?
or
hiv ye goat an oose remoover fir mah jersey