Oxford "-er"
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oxford-er-185-6469925
title:
Oxford "-er"
text:
The Oxford "-er", or often "-ers", is a colloquial and sometimes facetious suffix prevalent at Oxford University from about 1875, which is thought to have been borrowed from the slang of Rugby School. The term was defined by the lexicographer Eric Partridge in his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English.
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Colloquial suffix
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_%22-er%22
date created:
2006-05-06T17:05:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T19:17:59Z
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