Phedinkus Definition

noun
1994, Gus Lee, China boy: a novel:
Like yur Uncle Shen, or whatsis phedinkus name. Yur fightin a big street lummox who kicks.
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Origin of Phedinkus

  • Phonology pseudo-Greek – note the ph. The term may be analyzed as *phe- + dinkus (“contrivance (slang)”), where the prefix is an optional consonant /f/, with the stressless vowel added in the same way as other mutually apophonic prefixes (when the consonant changes, the vowel changes accordingly) such as pi- (pizazz), she- (shebang), etc.

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  • Coined 1935, by Damon Runyon.

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