ecdysiast
[ ek-diz-ee-ast, -ist ]
noun
Origin of ecdysiast
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British Dictionary definitions for ecdysiast
ecdysiast
/ (ɛkˈdɪzɪˌæst) /
noun
a facetious word for stripper (def. 1)
Origin of ecdysiast
1C20: (coined by H. L. Mencken) from ecdysis + -ast, variant of -ist
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