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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Sunday, 2 January 2022
octopus
one thing that stuck in my head from my days as a very young student was being dascinated with the nervous sytems of the octopi. but that's only one of many. this article from the natural history museum was a joy to trawl through!
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