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

zingaro

ZIN-ga-ro

noun

a gypsy

1857George BorrowThe Romany RyeWell, if you will not consent to be an abbess, perhaps you will consent to follow this young Zingaro, and to co-operate with him and us.1859VariousThe Atlantic Monthly (Volume 4, No. 24, Oct. 1859)Zonéla was surely not of gypsy blood. That rich auburn hair, that looked almost black in the lamp-light, that pale, transparent skin, tinged with an under-glow of warm rich blood, the hazel eyes, large and soft as those of a fawn, were never begotten of a Zingaro.1934Maxwell GrantGypsy Vengeance (The Shadow Magazine, August 15, 1934)'Where did you come from in the first place?' asked the detective. 'Somewhere in Europe? Are you Zingaro?'

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outré

oo-TRAY

adjective

something or someone outside the realm of socially or scientifically accepted norms

1893Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventure of the Stockbroker's ClerkIt is a case, Watson, which may prove to have something in it, or may prove to have nothing, but which, at least, presents those unusual and outre features which are as dear to you as they are to me.1946Maxwell GrantHappy Death Day (The Shadow Magazine, September 1946)For the murder had been a bizarre one with outre overtones.1990Mercedes LackeyChildren of the NightThe tourists and teenyboppers came looking for weird and outre, and she was perfectly happy to separate them from their money.

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