SKLONKLISH
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Holus-bolus
holus-bolus
\
ˌ
hō-ləs-
ˈ
bō-ləs\
adverb
: all at once {she put it back,
holu-bolus
, in her pocket — Wilkie Collins}
Etymology: probably reduplication of
bolus
Sometimes the English language is very bizarre.
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