- Alderman Lushington
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How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
Alderman Lushington
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Alderman Lushington — /ɔldəmən ˈlʌʃɪŋtən/ (say awlduhmuhn lushingtuhn) noun → lushington …
lushington — /ˈlʌʃɪŋtən/ (say lushingtuhn) noun Colloquial a drunkard. Also, Alderman Lushington. {from a club called the City of Lushington, formed by theatrical production staff in London in 1822, with a lord mayor , aldermen and other such titled… …
lush — a drunkard Literally, succulent: He was a lush. He got the sack. (Theroux, 1983 he was dismissed for drunkenness, not given some dry white wine) Formerly a lush was an intoxicant: We gets in some lush, and as some frens, and goes … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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