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The riddle probably exploited, for misdirection, the fact that "humpty dumpty" was also eighteenth-century reduplicative slang for a short and clumsy person. [12] The riddle may depend upon the assumption that a clumsy person falling off a wall might not be irreparably damaged, whereas an egg would be.
Pflaumentoffel. Pflaumentoffel (probably etymologically related to Toffel, meaning 'stupid, clumsy person') [1] [2] is a traditional German edible sweet in the shape of a human figure made from dried or baked prunes and produced by bakeries, pastry shops and gingerbread makers for children for Christmas.
As an insult, it is in its meaning comparable to the English word "dickhead" when applied to a person, but due to the double meaning of the Dutch word (acorn or glans), it is considered much milder. It usually refers to a clumsy person who makes silly mistakes. emmeren: Emmeren (literally: to "bucket" around) is a verb, meaning "to nag". Most ...
2. Stupid, clumsy person [42] boiled as an owl Alternate names for intoxicated; see § drunk [43] [b] boiler Automobile [17] boob Dumb guy [41] boob-tickler Girl who has to entertain her father's customers from out of town [5] bookkeeping The art of making a date [5] booklegger. Main article: Rum-running. Dealer in suppressed novels [5] bootleg ...
The word oaf, a clumsy or stupid person, is derived from the historic English word for a changeling, auf. This, in turn, is believed to have originated from the Middle English alven and elven, and ultimately from the Old Norse word for an elf, alfr. [48] [49]
"Clumsy", a song by All Time Low from Wake Up, Sunshine, 2020; Literature. Clumsy, a 2002 graphic novel by Jeffrey Brown This page was last edited on 26 August ...
A lummox is a clumsy or stupid person. Lummox may also refer to: Lummox, a 1923 novel by Fannie Hurst; Lummox, a 1930 film adaptation of the novel; Lummox, the title character of the 1954 novel The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein; Lummox, a fictional humanoid species in The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991–1996)
She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet. Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener. She was devoted to my father and to the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family. The stanza is from Seamus Heaney's poem, Clearances.