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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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brilliant!
What fun. I couldn't paste mine up either.
i think there's a something among people of a certain age who remember clearly the thatcher era that indices a certain tourettes when it comes to this sort of thing
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