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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1930
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ISKY-PISKY, n. A jocular perversion, used slightly disparagingly, of Episcopalian, a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church. See Episcopaulian.Sc. 1930 W. L. Andrews Haunting Years 78:
What the Scots call an Isky-pisky service.
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