Crambazzle: Difference between revisions
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# (''archaic, dialectal, contemptuous'') A worn-out, dissipated old man; an old rake whose health or vigor has been prematurely exhausted by vicious indulgences and bad habits rather than by age alone.<ref>[https://www.wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com/word-of-the-day/crambazzle "Crambazzle - Word of the Day"], ''Words and Phrases from the Past''.</ref><ref>[https://lisaswritopia.com/a-blellum-other-contemptible-people/ "A Blellum & Other Contemptible People"], ''Lisa's Writopia''.</ref> | # (''archaic, dialectal, contemptuous'') A worn-out, dissipated old man; an old rake whose health or vigor has been prematurely exhausted by vicious indulgences and bad habits rather than by age alone.<ref>[https://www.wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com/word-of-the-day/crambazzle "Crambazzle - Word of the Day"], ''Words and Phrases from the Past''.</ref><ref>[https://lisaswritopia.com/a-blellum-other-contemptible-people/ "A Blellum & Other Contemptible People"], ''Lisa's Writopia''.</ref> | ||
==== | ==== Similiar Terms ==== | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/debauchee debauchee] | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/libertine libertine] | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rake rake] | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reprobate reprobate] | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rou%C3%A9 roué] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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Revision as of 20:00, 31 August 2026
English
Etymology
From Northern English (Yorkshire) dialect.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɹæmˌbæz.əl/
Noun
crambazzle (plural crambazzles)
- (archaic, dialectal, contemptuous) A worn-out, dissipated old man; an old rake whose health or vigor has been prematurely exhausted by vicious indulgences and bad habits rather than by age alone.[1][2]
Similiar Terms
References
- ↑ "Crambazzle - Word of the Day", Words and Phrases from the Past.
- ↑ "A Blellum & Other Contemptible People", Lisa's Writopia.