first consonant shift
noun
the consonant shift described by Grimm's law, which distinguishes Germanic languages from other Indo-European languages.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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Origin of first consonant shift
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby first consonant shift
first classman, first-come, first come, first served, firstcomer, First Commandment, first consonant shift, first cousin, first cranial nerve, first cuneiform bone, first dark, First Day
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