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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Thursday, 25 January 2018
ursula k le guin
i haven't read too much of ursula le guin's fiction but i've read many interesting things she's commented upon so this conversation between her and margaret atwood ticks all my fanboy boxes. enjoy!
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