"Dictionary" meaning in All languages combined

See Dictionary on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From dictionary. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dictionary
  1. Nickname for a swot or studious person, or one who uses needlessly complicated words. Related terms: walking dictionary
    Sense id: en-Dictionary-en-name-6Uj1wr9l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "His friends called him \"Dictionary.\" There were other names they called him that were far worse.",
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          "ref": "1996, Kirk H. Beetz, Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction:",
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          "ref": "2002, Bart Schneider, Secret Love, page 67:",
          "text": "Hillis Brown turned toward Simon and whispered, \"Hey, DICtionary^([sic]), don't worry, just because you sing like Johnny doesn't mean you gotta be a faggot.\"",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2013, Bridgette Kasuka, African Writers, page 404:",
          "text": "Meanwhile, he applied himself so diligently to his formal education that schoolmates called him “Dictionary.” This effort won him admission to a British-run boarding school with an excellent library.",
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