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- noun Plural form of
gallimaufrey .
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Examples
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And yet, perhaps, the most ludicrous characteristic of these facetious gallimaufreys was an occasional assumption of the high moral and admonitory tone, which when we recurred to the general spirit of the discourse, and were apt to recall the character of its writer, irresistibly reminded one of Mrs. Cole and her prayer-book.
Coningsby Benjamin Disraeli 1842
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"I tell thee, George, 'ware thy gibes an' gallimaufreys.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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