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Jul 19, 2010 15:05

A little late (and I may have missed last week - sorry! I've been suffering a never-ending cold).

Leep [leep]
verb

Definition
To wash with cow-dung and water.

Etymology
Anglo-Indian, from Urdu (Hindi) lipna.

First seen
1895 - Kipling, Second Jungle Book, page 80: The big wicker~chest, leeped with cow-dung.

Usage
When I first came across this word, I thought ( Read more... )

verb, hindi, wordsmith: nerdfury, indigenous people

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rainbow_yarn July 19 2010, 07:07:39 UTC
Look before you leep...?

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nerdfury July 19 2010, 08:46:28 UTC
*burrum-PSH!*

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