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WHONESS
PRONUNCIATION: (HOO-nis)
MEANING: noun: The essence of a person.
ETYMOLOGY: From who, from Old English hwa + -ness (quality). Earliest documented use: 1922. ___________________________
WHO-NESS - what enables Horton to hear a person, no matter how small
PHONESS - a female iPhone
WHO-NEST - where the good Doctor snuggles their partner
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PENNYWEIGHTER
PRONUNCIATION: (PEN-ee-way-tuhr)
MEANING: noun: One who steals jewelry, especially by substituting a fake for the real one.
ETYMOLOGY: From pennyweight jewelry, from pennyweight, the weight of a silver penny (1⁄240 of a pound). Earliest documented use: 1886. ________________________ OPEN N.Y. WEIGHTER - serves in restaurants in Manhattan for a pittance; unlocks the door at the start of the day
PENNYWRIGHTER - makes inexpensive artifacts out of coins, to sell to tourists
PENNY-EIGHTER - one who advocates dividing a penny into eighe equal pieces to use for purchasing very inexpensive items
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