spizzerinktum

spizzerinktum
 n.— «“What is a spizzerinktum? I have just been called that and I want to know.”…”A spizzerinktum is a person who possesses initiative, vim, vigor, efficiency, intelligent persistency and an overmastering will to succeeed,” comes the explanation.» —“Be A Spizzerinktum: It’s a Brand New Word, But It Means a Lot—Here Is Its Meaning” Lincoln Daily Star (Neb.) July 9, 1914. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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