Dictionary

proper nouncommon in dialogue

Nickname for a swot or studious person, or one who uses needlessly complicated words.

proper noun

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Nickname for a swot or studious person, or one who uses needlessly complicated words.
His friends called him "Dictionary." There were other names they called him that were far worse.
He won a scholarship to a prestigious British inspired secondary school, Government College in Umuahia, and also gained a reputation for knowledge in his home village, where they called him Dictionary.
Hillis Brown turned toward Simon and whispered, "Hey, DICtionary^([sic]), don't worry, just because you sing like Johnny doesn't mean you gotta be a faggot."
Meanwhile, he applied himself so diligently to his formal education that schoolmates called him “Dictionary.” This effort won him admission to a British-run boarding school with an excellent library.

Etymology

From dictionary.

dictator · An authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.dictatorship · A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted…dictionary · A reference work listing words or names from one or more…

Dictionary · Nickname for a swot or studious person, or one who uses needlessly complicated words.

didi · A respectful term of address to any familiar older female.Didi · A female given name.die · To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

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