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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1929
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†FYAKSY, adj. "Untidy, sluttish in appearance or work" (Ork. 1929 Marw.).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
An old man was heard to describe his son as "a fyaksy bitch."
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