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ecdysiast

[ ek-diz-ee-ast, -ist ]

ecdysiast

/ ɛˈɪɪˌæ /

noun

  1. a facetious word for stripper
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ecdysiast1

ecdysi(s) + -ast; coined by H. L. Mencken in 1940
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ecdysiast1

C20: (coined by H. L. Mencken) from ecdysis + -ast, variant of -ist
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From the moment we first met him more than a decade ago, Mike has been what you might call an unenthusiastic ecdysiast, forever on the verge of retiring his thong-and-dance routine.

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And thus the ecdysiast became the face that launched a thousand anti-submarine sorties.

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A sylvan foursome has gone terribly wrong, and the surviving ecdysiast hastens to Kyle’s cabin and begs for refuge.

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How, one asks, can anybody who gyrates like an ecdysiast claim to be a Christian?

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Maybe Messalina Magdalen or one of the lesser ecdysiasts was presenting the perfection of her techniques over the private channel at the moment, an event he would appreciate.

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