ecdysiast

[ ek-diz-ee-ast, -ist ]
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Origin of ecdysiast

1
ecdysi(s) + -ast; coined by H. L. Mencken in 1940

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British Dictionary definitions for ecdysiast

ecdysiast

/ (ɛkˈdɪzɪˌæst) /


noun
  1. a facetious word for stripper (def. 1)

Origin of ecdysiast

1
C20: (coined by H. L. Mencken) from ecdysis + -ast, variant of -ist

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