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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "lovejoy" #19685 02/19/2001 5:54 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1 pecolier stranger pecolier stranger Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1 I came across this word, "lovejoy", in Cormack McCarthy's novel THE ORCHARD KEEPER. I couldn't find it in any dictionary. Can anyone help? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "lovejoy" #19686 02/19/2001 6:34 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Couldn't find it either,Pecolier ... the only lovejoys I know are a local fellow who managed a radio station and the Lovejoy who is the antiques dealer/scam artist/con man of the Lovejoy novels. wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "lovejoy" #19687 02/19/2001 6:44 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Maybe an antonym for "killjoy"? That was the first thought that crossed my mind, anyway... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "lovejoy" #19688 02/20/2001 12:25 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Geoff old hand Geoff old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Maybe an antonym for "killjoy"? Hey, Fiberbabe, as a former Portland resident, you might remember that Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettigrove flipped a coin to determine who got to name this berg. Pettigrove, after losing, probably thought that Lovejoy WAS a killjoy! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "lovejoy" #19689 02/20/2001 1:01 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 >Lovejoy who is the antiques dealer Such a lovable rogue! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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