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harrumph
[ huh-ruhmf ]
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verb
to clear one's throat in a self-important manner
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- First recorded in 1935鈥�40 as a noun, meaning “the sound of clearing one’s throat.”
- Imitative of the sound of clearing one’s throat.
EXAMPLES OF HARRUMPH
- I meant to nod, not to harrumph, but my annoyance leaked out.
- The dean harrumphed when the student called him “bro.”
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- First recorded between 1300鈥�50.
- Combines after + 肠濒补辫鹿, meaning “a loud sound; a strike or a hit.”
- The Dutch word achterklap, meaning “bitter gossip,” is likely related.
EXAMPLES OF AFTERCLAP
- The dancer’s fame brought joy at first, but the afterclap was strangers and grifters claiming to know her.
- Jay aced the exam, but the afterclap of this success was getting drafted to tutor the entire class.
unalienable
[ uhn-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
not capable of being taken away, denied, or transferred
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