Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A knave, especially one who tries to appear as a gentleman.
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Examples
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Also slowly ploughing my way through the "flashman" novels.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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"But they're putting the power in my hands, flashman, and I can choose whoever I wish."
Watershed 2010
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Thanks for this blog about flashman, I am a massive fan of these books and am trying to spread the word to everyone else so they may enjoy them too!
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By the time they succeeded in breaking free of the flashman, Cardenas was tucked into a cruiser and humming swiftly away from the site.
The Mocking Program Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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From Eng. felon & Mex. slangfeon, an ugly sucker feral (a) -an unregistered resident of the nether regions of the Strip flashman-a PR specialist.
The Mocking Program Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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The medico flashman who intercepted him in the fourteenth-floor hallway informed him that the sergeant was still in surgery.
The Mocking Program Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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"But they're putting the power in my hands, flashman, and I can choose whoever I wish."
Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999
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Do not under any circumstances put yourself in any line of work that involves personal danger (read flashman for tips) that would completely fc*k the plan, finally at the 15 year point when you are RSM retire to the cotswolds, with a lifetime of memories, money in the bank, but remember through it all tell no one.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Do not under any circumstances put yourself in any line of work that involves personal danger (read flashman for tips) that would completely fc*k the plan, finally at the 15 year point when you are RSM retire to the cotswolds, with a lifetime of memories, money in the bank, but remember through it all tell no one.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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So Bond is bullish in the belief that we don't need to borrow to grow and we can pay off debt and still grow. flashman - Firstly I doubt if it's a recovery.
House Price Crash News Blog chrisch 2010
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