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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1909
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HUGGERMAGRILLIAN, n. [′hʌgərmə′grɪljən] A term of contempt for a rough, unkempt, slovenly woman. Cf. Hugger-ma-gundie, n. Per. 1909 Scotsman 9 (10 May):
I here give some words in common use in the part of Central Perthshire, where I was bought up, between seventy and eighty years ago, ... Huggermagrillian — A coarse, unkempt, tattered female.
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