linsey-woolsey

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Etymology

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Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey.

Noun

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linsey-woolsey (countable and uncountable, plural linsey-woolseys)

  1. A fabric made of both linen and wool.
    Synonyms: (Judaism) shatnez, wincey, woolsey
  2. (figurative, archaic) Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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linsey-woolsey

  1. Mean; shoddy; of unsuitable composition.