10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOLOPTIOUS»
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goloptious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
goloptious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thirteen Stories by Fitz-James O'Brien: The Realm of the Mind
“Then you are not a friend of Count Goloptious?” “No. I never saw him until last
night. He brought me to this hotel, where I have been bewildered by
enchantments.” “All my doing! all my doing!” cried Rosamond, wringing her
hands. “How your ...
Fitz James O'Brien, Wayne R. Kime, 2012
2
Concise English Dictionary
... children's books, the first of which was published in 1895.) golosh. Same as
galosh. goluptious gol-up'shd.s. goloptious -op\ (jocular) adjs. delicious:
voluptuous. gomphosis gom-fosis, n. an immovable articulation, as of the teeth in
the jaw.
3
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
'The spree', as in on the gay galoot: low, mostly Cockney:—1892 ('Ballads'
Milliken). galoptious, galuptious; goloptious; or any with -shus. Delicious;
delightful; splendid; a gen, superlative: low: from ca. 1855; ob. Judy, 21 Sep.
1887, 'The ...
4
This fish is loaded: the book of surreal and bizarre humor
'I have seen Goloptious,' I said, in reply to her previous question, 'and am now a
boarder in the Hotel de Coup d'Oeil.' 'Great heavens, then you are lost!'
exclaimed Rosamond, shaking her cloudy curls at me. 'Lost! How so?' 'Simply
that you ...
Alastair Brotchie, Richard Glyn Jones, 1991
... employed in consuming some sweetmeat to which he applies the epithet “
goloptious.” “ Dear child," said Mrs M'Killop, holding her out at arm's-length to
recover breath—provisionally releasing her,. 1871.] 291 Fair to Sea—Part III.
I go for baked beans and brown bread, and punkin pie - that's goloptious. Ever
eat punkin pie, stranger?" "Yes." "Like it?" "I don't lay much on it." Supper was
over and other subjects succeeded. The Pike County man became social. "
Strangers ...
Horatio Alger, 1st World Library, 2005
7
Miller's Modern Acting Drama, Consisting of the Most Popular ...
Is it nothing to be able to make a goloptious soup from oyster shells ? That's done
by chymistry. Is it nothing to have discovered — Oh ! inestimable discovery! — a
method of infusing laughing gas into our Theatres, which will be invaluable on ...
8
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
It would better scoop the situation ifit were described as' goloptious." Verb, (
whalers').—1. See quot. 1891. Century Mag., s.v. Scooping. The right [whalebone
] whale gets into a patch of food or brit (resembling sawdust on the surface of the
...
9
The Young Miner: Illustrated
... that his favorite article of food wasalmost unknown in that distant country. "You
Scotchmen don't know what is good," he said. "If you ever come to Green
Mountain Mills, I'll get marm to fry a batch of nutcakes, and you'll say they're
goloptious.
10
Occultus Liber: A Novel by Neil Baker
Yes, I heard about that goloptious feast. Every man and woman got to taste of
death. Sorry I couldn't have been there, spillin the salt ...” PROSECUTOR: “Cox,
will you raise your right hand, please? Let me take a good look at that palm. By
the ...
