Octogenarian
octogenrian
/n
a person between 80 and 89 years of
age.
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Niggle
niggle /v
1. (at sb) (about/over sth) to criticize sb/sth or spend too much time on unimportant details: Stop niggling about every penny we spend, You never say anything nice - all you do is niggle (at me).
2. to irritate or worry sb slightly: His untidiness constantly niggled her.
niggle /n
1. a minor criticism: My only niggle about the meal was the cost of the wine.
2. a minor pain: He gets the occasional niggle in his right shoulder.
3. a small worry, doubt, etc: have a few niggles about his fitness for the match on Saturday.
niggling /adj
1. too unimportant to give time or attention to: Don't waste time on niggling details.
2. causing continual slight worry or annoyance: a niggling pain; niggling doubt; She had a niggling feeling that something was wrong at home.
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Kookaburra
kookaburra /(also a laughing jackass) n
a large Australian bird famous for the laughing sound it makes.
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The song that goes "Kookaburra sings on an old gum tree, merry merry king is the bush is he..." was in my primary school hymm book and I always sing it. I never knew it was a name of a bird..I always thought it was a person named Kookaburra.
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