"Curmudgeon." That is another good word. It is a bad-tempered or surly person.
I wonder if any costermongers were curmudgeons. Just think what fun you could have had with that after an unpleasant transaction. "Why, you curmudgeonly costermonger!"
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Costermonger
"Costermonger." That is a good word. It was a seller of fruits and vegetables in Britain, especially London (but you probably already knew that).
"Curmudgeon." That is another good word. It is a bad-tempered or surly person.
I wonder if any costermongers were curmudgeons. Just think what fun you could have had with that after an unpleasant transaction. "Why, you curmudgeonly costermonger!"
"Curmudgeon." That is another good word. It is a bad-tempered or surly person.
I wonder if any costermongers were curmudgeons. Just think what fun you could have had with that after an unpleasant transaction. "Why, you curmudgeonly costermonger!"
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Ohhhhhh Pappy.
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Ha Ha. If I know you, you will find some way to use that in a conversation somewhere.
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