life vest
noun
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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.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of life vest
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Words nearby life vest
life-support, life-support system, life table, life-threatening, lifetime, life vest, lifeway, lifework, life zone, Liffey, Lifford
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