Dictionary

dictionary English Etymology From en dictionary. Proper noun Nickname for a swot or studious person, or one who uses needlessly complicated words. en 1993 Fred Hartley That Morals Thing 31 His friends called him "Dictionary." There were other names they called him that were far worse. en 1996 Kirk H. Beetz Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction He won a scholarship to a prestigious British inspired secondary school, Government College in Umuahia, and also gained a reputation for knowledge in his home village, where they called him Dictionary. en 2002 Bart Schneider Secret Love 67 Hillis Brown turned toward Simon and whispered, "Hey, DICtionary, don't worry, just because you sing like Johnny doesn't mean you gotta be a faggot." en 2013 Bridgette Kasuka African Writers 404 Meanwhile, he applied himself so diligently to his formal education that schoolmates called him “Dictionary.” This effort won him admission to a British-run boarding school with an excellent library. See also en walking dictionary Anagrams en acdiinorty indicatory