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Main Entry: maud·lin
Pronunciation: \ˈmȯd-lən\
Function: adjective
Etymology: alteration of Mary Magdalene; from her depiction as a weeping penitent
Date: 1509
1 : drunk enough to be emotionally silly
2 : weakly and effusively sentimental
Okay. That’s pretty awesome and totally new to me.
Cool little language we got there.
Source: i.word.com
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Use this on several women I know.
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Fascinating. When I lived in Cambridge I wondered why the Cambridge and Oxford colleges named after Mary Magdalene have...
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