twidget
n.— «A twidget was anybody who wasn’t an engineer, and therefore, according to the snipes, not a real man.» —by P.T. Deutermann Edge of Honor May 1, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The word dezzick is defined in an 1875 dictionary of the Sussex dialect as “a day’s work.” This is part of a complete episode.
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