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More about serry
The uncommon verb serry has always had a military sense 鈥渢o press close together in ranks.鈥� Serry comes from French 蝉别谤谤茅, the past participle of serrer 鈥渢o press together, crowd.鈥� French serrer comes from Italian serrare 鈥渢o close ranks,鈥� from Vulgar Latin 蝉别谤谤腻谤别, from Latin 蝉别谤腻谤别, 鈥渢o lock, bolt.鈥� Serry entered English in the 16th century.
how is serry used?
“Serry your ranks, there,” said the Major amiably as they edged past.
Fish laid to serry like roofing tiles, glinting in their own oils.
waggish
adjective
roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular; like a wag: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.
More about waggish
The origin of waggish is uncertain. It was first recorded in 1580鈥�90.
how is waggish used?
He was always ready for either a fight or a frolic; but had more mischief than ill will in his composition, and, with all his overbearing roughness, there was a strong dash of waggish good humor at the bottom.
They had recognized the goodness of his heart, the charm of his glance, his waggish temperament.
doorbuster
noun
Informal. a retail item that is heavily discounted for a very limited time in order to draw customers to the store. b. the price of such an item.
More about doorbuster
Doorbuster originally (in the 1890s) meant 鈥渙ne who breaks into or forces his way into a room or building.鈥� By the first part of the 20th century, doorbuster also meant 鈥渁 retail item heavily discounted for a short time to attract customers,鈥� and towards the end of the 20th century, a doorbuster meant 鈥渁 tool or device to force doors open.鈥� The words bust and buster arose in the mid-17th century as regional or colloquial pronunciations of burst and burster, as also happened with curse and cuss, arse and ass, and parcel and passel.
how is doorbuster used?
At night, they slept in sleeping bags and hammocks as they prepared for the year’s biggest competition: beating their neighbors to discounted doorbusters.
Stores run 鈥�doorbuster鈥� sales on the day after Thanksgiving, offering huge markdowns for a few hours, or 鈥渙ne-day sales鈥� every day, because fostering a sense of time pressure, however artificial, makes shoppers more willing to buy.