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say dis word with a BERRY british accent! chaffer (CHAF-uhr) verb tr., intr. 1. To haggle; to bargain. 2. To bandy words; to chatter. noun Bargaining or haggling. [Imagine harried passengers on the cobblestoned streets of 13th century London, haggling with the coach drivers (cheap fare!) while horses neigh in the background and it's easy to see the derivation of this term. It came to us from Middle English chaffare, eventually from Old English ceap (trade, purchase), precursor of English cheap + faru (journey). Extension of the term to gossip or chatter was the logical evolution. Today, when we scour Web sites looking for cheap airline tickets, our quest for cheap fares continues.] <----EVERYTHING in liFe is a circle =0) |
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Are you in an etymology class? |
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nope, i just love learning and i love language (eventhough i'm a terrible speller =0) i try to learn a WORD a day and pass along the interesting ones! i hope you and others enjoy it, and feel free to share your favourite words, and of course their definitions =0) |
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i found a huge detailed description of the word fuck, but i seem to have misplaced it. something like norwegian slang for sex (fuk) |
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you know i've never looked up the definition (i believe it's a slag term, correct) for THAT particular word =0) |
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Isn't a chaffer really tight, leather pants... ;) |
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