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caren_630
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What does assy-thingummy mean?
�Don �t ask him what an assy-thingummy is. He �s only longing to be asked. Say nothing and perhaps he will go away. � |
17 Sep 2016
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cunliffe
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I didn �t know what it was, either! A thingummy or thingummy-jig means an unspecified thing - something or other. Assy-thingummy, never heard of it, so I googled it. This link explains it.
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17 Sep 2016
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Zora
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Regarding the link provided, in the example, the �assy � part refers to the word �assonance � and so he is basically saying - don �t ask about that strange word �assonance � , he �s dying to tell you about it. (This basically means / implies that he purposefully used a word that few people know and the other speaker knows that he likes to show off how smart he is.)
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17 Sep 2016
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caren_630
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Thx Cunliffe and Zola a lot🌸🌹🌻🌼 |
17 Sep 2016
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yanogator
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In case you �re not completely clear on this, Eustace used the word "assonance" and Edmund didn �t know the word, so she couldn �t repeat it, so he said "assy-thingummy" which is an attempt to repeat the word, but admitting that he couldn �t so he used a common term for "whatever" as the rest of the word. He could have said "asso-whatever" or "asso-something-or-other" instead. Bruce |
17 Sep 2016
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caren_630
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A million thank u Bruce🌸🌹🌻🌼🌺🌷🌻🌻 |
18 Sep 2016
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