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ecdysiast

ec dys i ast |ekˈdēzēəst ɛkˈdiziəst | ▶noun humorous a striptease performer. ORIGIN 1940: coined by H. L. Mencken from Greek ekdusis ‘shedding, ’ on the pattern of enthusiast .

 

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ecdysiast

ecdysiast |ɛkˈdɪzɪast | ▶noun humorous a striptease performer. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek ekdusis ‘shedding ’, on the pattern of enthusiast .