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  • 31hurly-burly — UK [ˈhɜː(r)lɪ ˌbɜː(r)lɪ] / US [ˌhɜrlɪˈbɜrlɪ] / US [ˈhɜrlɪˌbɜrlɪ] noun [uncountable] a lot of noisy activity, usually involving large numbers of people …

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  • 32hurly-burly — hurl•y burl•y [[t]ˈhɜr liˈbɜr li, ˌbɜr [/t]] n. pl. burl•ies, adj. 1) noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; tumult 2) full of commotion; tumultuous • Etymology: 1520–30; alter. of hurling (and) burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in now… …

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  • 33hurly burly — noun a disorderly outburst or tumult they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused • Syn: ↑disturbance, ↑disruption, ↑commotion, ↑flutter, ↑to do, ↑hoo ha, ↑hoo hah, ↑ …

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  • 34hurly-burly — n. boisterous activity; commotion. Etymology: redupl. f. HURL …

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  • 35hurly-hacket — hurlˈy hacket noun (Scot) 1. A carriage, gig 2. An improvised sledge 3. Sledging • • • Main Entry: ↑hurl …

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  • 36hustle and bustle — HURLY BURLY, bustle, tumult, hubbub, activity, action, liveliness, animation, excitement, agitation, flurry, whirl; informal toing and froing, comings and goings, ballyhoo, hoo ha, hullabaloo. → hustle …

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  • 37Miss Polly Rae — is a singer and dancer based in the United Kingdom and is one of the leading figures on the current burlesque scene.[citation needed] Contents 1 Miss Polly Rae 2 Burlesque career …

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  • 38Charles Heber Clark — (July 11, 1841, Berlin, Maryland August 10, 1915, Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania), was an American novelist and humorist. Most of his work was written under the pseudonym Max Adeler. Earlier, he used the John Quill pseudonym [1] He was born in Berlin… …

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  • 39Souterrains in Schottland — Souterrain von Ardestie Souterrain von Tealing Die Souterra …

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  • 40hurluberlu — [ yrlybɛrly ] n. m. • 1562; p. ê. de hurelu « ébouriffé », du rad. de hure et berlu « qui a la berlue » ♦ Personne extravagante, qui parle et agit d une manière bizarre, inconsidérée. ⇒ écervelé, farfelu, loufoque. « cet hurluberlu d Armand se… …

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