purlieu • \PERL-yoo\  •  noun
1 a : an outlying or adjacent district
*b plural : environs, neighborhood
2 a : a frequently visited place : haunt
b plural : confines, bounds
Example Sentence:
“The boy, desperately nervous, continued to descend the zig-zag paths that would take him into the very purlieus of his father’s house.” (Ford Madox Ford, The Last Post)

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

virgo - 06 May 2009 12:12 AM

purlieu • \PERL-yoo\  •  noun
1 a : an outlying or adjacent district
2 a : a frequently visited place : haunt

I frequently visit Purley, an outlying and adjacent London suburb.   

but not home to the Pearly Kings and Queens of London.

I’m in a purlieu phase of my life again…

Running around in circles.