Definitions

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  • prefix man; prefix most commonly used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.

Etymologies

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Back-formation from werewolf ("man-wolf"), from Old English werwulf, derived from wer ("man"), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man”) + wulf ("wolf").

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Examples

  • do you think they were- I mean Bill Clinton didnt have 35 CZARS and he did it Report Abuse Eventually the Homeowner realizes the Deadbeat living rent free in the basement

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