PURLER

Etymology 1

Noun

purler (plural purlers)

(UK, colloquial) A headlong fall or tumble.

(UK, colloquial) A knockdown blow; a blow that causes a person to fall headlong.

Synonyms

• (headlong fall or tumble)

• (incapacitating blow): king hit (Australian)

Etymology 2

Noun

purler (plural purlers)

(Australia, colloquial) Something extremely good.

Anagrams

• purrel

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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