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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?
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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.
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Maybe an antonym for "killjoy"?
That was the first thought that crossed my mind, anyway...
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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! 
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>Lovejoy who is the antiques dealer
Such a lovable rogue!
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