merriment

  • 131Little go — Go Go, n. 1. Act; working; operation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So gracious were the goes of marriage. Marston. [1913 Webster] 2. A circumstance or occurrence; an incident. [Slang] [1913 Webster] This is a pretty go. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. The… …

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  • 132Ludicrous — Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same ludicrous… …

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