The Death of Fissiparous and Other Words: A Dictionary of Words & Phrases on the Verge of Extinction

esurient

i-SUR-ee-uhnt

adjective

greedy; avaricious; hungry

1903George MooreThe Untilled FieldFather Maguire remembered the theological debates, sometimes prolonged till after three o'clock, and the passionate scholiast of Maynooth seemed to him unrecognisable in the esurient Vicar-General, only occasionally interested in theology, at certain hours and when he felt particularly well.1987John NormanVagabonds of GorHe heard Ina gasping and crying out, now totally at the mercy of the esurient males who so masterfully fondled and exploited her.

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begorra

bi-GOR-uh

interjection

an exclamation of surprise

1848Anthony TrollopeThe Kellys and the O'KellysWell, Mr Daly, I didn't expect this kind of thing from you: begorra, I thought you were above this! 1886George Moore Muslin Begorra, I am very glad they were murthered.1915Peggy Edmund and Harold Workman WilliamsThe Toaster's HandbookAn Irishman once was mounted on a mule which was kicking its legs rather freely. The mule finally got its hoof caught in the stirrup, when the Irishman excitedly remarked: 'Well, begorra, if you're goin' to git on I'll git off.'

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