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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Wednesday, 5 August 2009
german idealism
i'm much taken with stephen plaice's series on r4 about german philosophers. handy fifteen minute sequences, it's not just about the philosophy but the place and him returning to where he was a student.
ooh this is right up my street, thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteyou won't regret it!
ReplyDeleteJust caught the first one...a few hours before it dropped off!
ReplyDeleteThanks from me too.
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