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[–] 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)

See also: haggard, laggard, braggart (this one changed to a ‘t’ for some reason), dastard, dullard, and a few others. It’s uncommon but it’s out there!

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    My utterly baseless theory on braggart is that those folks have always been so MF irritating, through history, that people pronouncing the word just tend to do so using a clipped, terse voice.

    "Oh, m'lady, pray tell? T'was Kevin spinning such fanciful yarns for thee? (grits teeth) UGH, that braggart"

    I don't care if it's true.

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