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"mawworm" Definition

  1. a hypocrite of the most unpleasant kind. From Bickerstaff’s play of _The Hypocrite_. Originally a MAWWORM was a worm in the stomach, the thread worm.

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Position in the dictionary: 2152 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: max, mazarine, mealy-mouthed, mean white, measley, medical greek, meisensang, men of kent, menagerie, menavelings
Previous words in the dictionary: maw, maund, mauley, maudlin, matey, mate, master of the rolls, master of the mint, massacre of the innocents, maskee

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