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More about zedonk

• Zedonk was first recorded in 1970-75, and like the animal it refers to, is a combination of zebra and donkey.
• Zebra comes from the Portuguese word聽zebra, “wild Iberian ass.”
• Donkey is of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Dunkey, a nickname for Duncan.
• Donkey could also be聽a form of dun, 鈥渄ull, grayish brown.鈥�

EXAMPLES OF ZEDONK

• The exotic animal farm always had at least three zedonks at one time along with purebred zebras.
• The child added a zedonk to each of their drawings, as it was one of the few hybrid animals they had seen in real life.

More about pogonophile

馃�� Pogonophile is a great example of a fun and funny word!

馃�斺�嶁檪锔� Pogonophile was first recorded in 1960-65 from the French word pogonophile.

馃�斺�嶁檧锔� Pogonophile聽combines the Greek word 辫峁揼艒苍, meaning “beard,鈥� and –phile, meaning “lover of; enthusiast,” from Greek –philos, 鈥渄ear, beloved.鈥�

馃�斺�嶁檪锔� There are many words that are formed with -phile, including bibliophile, “lover of books,”聽astrophile, “lover of stars,” and hippophile, “lover of horses.”

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聽EXAMPLES OF POGONOPHILE

• As a pogonophile, she eagerly attended the annual Beard & Mustache Championship to admire the impressive facial hair creations on display.
• The barbershop owner, himself a self-proclaimed pogonophile, curated a wide range of beard oils and grooming products to cater to his bearded clientele.

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More about cleek

• Cleek was first recorded between 1350 and 1400 and is mostly used in Scottish English.
• Cleek comes from the Middle English word cleke, meaning 鈥渉辞辞办.鈥�
• Cleke is a derivative of the verb cleke, 鈥渢o take hold of,鈥� which is a variant of cleche, similar to clutch.
• The past tense of cleek can be claught, cleeked, or claucht.
• 础听cleek is also a type of golf club, which is unsurprising, since Scotland is the birthplace of golf.

EXAMPLES OF CLEEK

• As the bakery tray emerged from the oven, he couldn’t resist but cleek a fresh, warm croissant.
• In her excitement upon hearing the news, she cleeked her shopping bags and hurriedly made her way to the car.