impeticos

impeticos
impeticos /im-petˈi-kos/ (Shakespeare)
transitive verb
A word coined by the fool in Twelfth Night II.3, perhaps meaning ↑impocket, or perhaps to bestow on (the wearer of) a petticoat

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • impeticos — v. To pocket, impocket. OED says: a burlesque word put into the mouth of a fool. Applied as a perversion of impocket, and perhaps intended to suggest petticoat. Used only once by Shakespeare, in Twelfth Night: I did impeticos thy gratility …   Dictionary of american slang

  • impeticos — v. To pocket, impocket. OED says: a burlesque word put into the mouth of a fool. Applied as a perversion of impocket, and perhaps intended to suggest petticoat. Used only once by Shakespeare, in Twelfth Night: I did impeticos thy gratility …   Dictionary of american slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”