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pecksniff
[ pek-snif ]
/ ˈpɛk snɪf /
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noun
a person of Pecksniffian attitudes or behavior: a virtuousness that only a pecksniff could aspire to.
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Origin of pecksniff
First recorded in 1910–15; see origin at Pecksniffian
Words nearby pecksniff
peckerwood, pecking order, Peckinpah, peckish, Peck's Bad Boy, pecksniff, Pecksniffian, pecky, Pecorino, Pecos, Pecos Bill
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