ecdysiast

[ ek-diz-ee-ast, -ist ]
/ ɛkˈdɪz iˌæst, -ɪst /
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noun

stripper(def 3).

Origin of ecdysiast

ecdysi(s) + -ast; coined by H. L. Mencken in 1940

Words nearby ecdysiast

eccrinology, eccrisis, eccritic, eccyesis, ecdemic, ecdysiast, ecdysis, ecdysone, ecesis, ecevit, ecf

Words related to ecdysiast

stripper, peeler, stripteaser

British Dictionary definitions for ecdysiast

ecdysiast
/ (ɛkˈdɪzɪˌæst) /

noun

a facetious word for stripper (def. 1)

Word Origin for ecdysiast

C20: (coined by H. L. Mencken) from ecdysis + -ast, variant of -ist