pilgarlic
English
WOTD – 17 June 2011
Alternative forms
- pilgarlick (obsolete)
Etymology
From pilled/peeled + garlic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪlˈɡɑːlɪk/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
pilgarlic (plural pilgarlics)
- (archaic) A bald-headed person.
- 2010, Courtney Sheinmel, Sincerely, page 35:
- Dad turned to Haley, the pliant daughter. “He's a very lanky pumpkin,” he said. “And he's a pilgarlic.”
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- (archaic) A pitiable or foolish person.
Quotations
- 1667, Third Advice to a Painter:
- The plot succeeds: the Dutch in haste prepare, / And poor pilgarlic George's arse they share.
- 1787, George Colman the Younger, Inkle and Yarico, III.1:
- My poor pilgarlic of a master, what will become of him?
Translations
bald-headed person — see egghead
pitiable or foolish person
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