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A.B. REST - a gap year after graduating from college wofahulicodoc 11/05/2025 7:46 PM
ABREAST

PRONUNCIATION: (uh-BREST)

MEANING: adverb:
1. Side by side and facing the same direction.
2. Informed; up-to-date.

ETYMOLOGY: From a- (on, at) + breast, from Old English breost. Earliest documented use: 1450.
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A BEAST - a two-L llama (apologies to Ogden Nash)

LA BREAST - pertaining to the pit with the most tar

AIR EAST - a new airline headquartered in Shanghai
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PAST HASTE - rushing heedlessly wofahulicodoc 11/05/2025 7:31 PM
POSTHASTE

PRONUNCIATION: (post-hayst)

MEANING: adverb: With great speed.

ETYMOLOGY: From the phrase “haste, post, haste” Earliest documented use: 1545.
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POST TASTE - the gustatory qualities of your breakfast cereal

POST CHASTE - after you've lost your virginity

MOST HASTE - makes most waste
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ELSEWITHER - any point on a horse's back except the highest wofahulicodoc 11/05/2025 7:25 PM
ELSEWITHER

PRONUNCIATION: (ELS-with-uhr, els-WITH-)

MEANING: adverb: In a different direction.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old English elleshwider, from elles (else) + hwider (whither). Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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EASEWITHER - to loosen the cinch on a saddle

ELSE HITHER - if yer not pleased by what's yon

ELSIE, WITHER? - Where'ya goin', Elsie?
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