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noun • saliva spilling from the mouth verb • let saliva drivel from the mouth | ||||
| 35% | 5 | Mawkishly amorous | ||
adjective satellite • having the consistency of mush • effusively or insincerely emotional | ||||
| 35% | 5 | One who is foolishly or mawkishly amorous; or, a utensil traditionally presented as a booby prize to an apparently wooden-headed candidate who came last in the Cambridge mathematical tripos | ||
noun • a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food • as much as a spoon will hold • formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face verb • scoop up or take up with a spoon • snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others | ||||
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