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09:56 Jul 22, 2015 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Social Sciences - Poetry & Literature / article on psychoanalysis | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Yvonne Gallagher Ireland Local time: 11:52 | ||||||
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4 +4 | yes, a play on words |
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4 | A disreputable sort of bibliographer |
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A disreputable sort of bibliographer Explanation: http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/grifter/comment-page-1... '“Grafter,” ... comes from the noun “graft,” meaning, as the Oxford English Dictionary defines it, “the obtaining of profit or advantage by dishonest or shady means; the means by which such gains are made, especially bribery, blackmail, or the abuse of a position of power or influence.” If “graft” sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen it in the all-too-common phrase “graft and corruption” applied to crooked politicians. The roots of “graft” in this sense are uncertain, but it may be based on an old British slang use of “graft” to mean “dig” or “work,” based on the same root that gave us “grave.”' |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
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