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knitandpurl commented on the word obstropolos
"To continue the evolution of English prose, A said, it is noteworthy that at this time and in the bar, the barbarous bibulous boys break down into an English that recalls the nighttime dialect of Finnegans Wake.
"Shut your obstropolos," said B. Quiet your claptrap."
The House of Ulysses by Julián Ríos, translated by Nick Caistor, p 195
December 27, 2010