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Oliver Twist
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English
Etymology
From the name of the main character in the eponymous novel by Charles Dickens.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Oliver Twist.wav US
Adjective
en Cockney rhyming slang Drunk, pissed.
Synonyms
en Oliver; see also Thesaurus:drunk
Derived terms
en Oliver Twistian
en eponyms terms derived from Dickensian works
en Drinking Fictional characters